Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MARCIA REGINA MIRANDA CLEMENTINO MEDEIROS

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : MARCIA REGINA MIRANDA CLEMENTINO MEDEIROS
DATE: 28/01/2026
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Sala de videoconferência do Google: meet.google.com/mys-bkhr-zdd
TITLE:

ALZIRAS: SOCIAL INNOVATION STRATEGIES TO FOSTER WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN THE POLITICS OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE

KEY WORDS:

Gender equality; Political representation; Electoral quotas; Innovation management; Sustainable Development Goals.

PAGES: 65
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Direito
SUMMARY:

The underrepresentation of women in Brazilian politics constitutes a structural democratic deficit that persists despite normative advances implemented since the 1990s. In the state of Rio Grande do Norte, marked by the historical pioneering of women’s suffrage, the contrast between this legacy and the current low presence of women in positions of political power highlights the limitations of exclusively normative approaches, such as gender quotas, in overcoming sociocultural and political-institutional barriers. In this context, this research aims to develop social innovation strategies to strengthen women’s political participation in Rio Grande do Norte, articulating technological tools, educational content, and the valorization of historical memory. This is an applied research study with a mixed qualitative-quantitative approach and an exploratory, descriptive, and propositional character. Data collection is being carried out through a structured electronic questionnaire applied to women aged 18 years and older residing in Rio Grande do Norte, and the data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics and content analysis. Within the scope of the Alziras Project, technological products aimed at promoting women’s political participation are under development, including digital monitoring tools, dissemination of educational content, and initiatives focused on valuing historical memory. The expected results indicate that social innovation, by articulating participatory processes, community empowerment, and strategies of systemic transformation, may act as a complementary instrument to traditional normative measures in addressing the structural barriers that limit women’s presence in political power spaces. It is preliminarily concluded that strengthening women’s political participation requires the articulation of institutional change and cultural transformation, in line with Target 5.5 of Sustainable Development Goal 5 of the 2030 United Nations Agenda.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Interno - 1282620 - HENRIQUE ROCHA DE MEDEIROS
Interna - 1753896 - ZULMARA VIRGINIA DE CARVALHO
Externo à Instituição - ANTONIO CARLOS TEIXEIRA LIBERATO