The construction of intersectoriality: a case study of the Intersectoral Network Guarulhos Cidade que Protege

• Grant number: 16/25409-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: September 01, 2017
• End date: March 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health
• Principal Investigator: Marcia Faria Westphal
• Grantee: Maria Cristina Trousdell Franceschini
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Intersectoral action is promoted in policies, programs as well as in national and international models as a central element for the design and implementation of public policies. It is also considered a key strategy in the field of health promotion and other approaches to complex public health problems. However, research highlights some gaps between the theoretical construction of intersectorial action and its respective integration into local practices. Challenges include its incorporation into intrinsically sectoral structures; political, administrative and institutional traditions; fragmentation of social problems; power disputes; lack of capacity of managers and technical personnel; and the various connotations used in its implementation. This research project wil investigate intersectoral practices that are taking place as part of the Intersectoral Network Guarulhos Cidade que Protege, launched in 2010. It will apply a case study methodology and Social Network Analisys with the aim of understanding the various conceptions about intersectoriality; what factors intervene in its construction and which ones condition it; as well as other aspects related to its dynamic within community and institutional spaces. It is expected that this research will contribute to the debate on the potential for intersectoral action and for models such as Health in All Policies, promoted by the World Health Organization. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

FRANCESCHINI, Maria Cristina Trousdell. The construction of intersectoriality: the case of the Intersectoral Network Guarulhos Cidade que Protege (\Guarulhos, the City that Protects\). 2019. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP/CIR) São Paulo.