Focuarte como ator nas políticas públicas municipais para o artesanato e a cultura popular em Alagoas

Abstract

Popular culture and crafts represent the identity of a society, whether local, regional or national. Created by a group of militant people in the area of culture, the Federation of Organizations of Popular Culture and Crafts in Alagoas (Focuarte) has the purpose of safeguarding popular culture in Alagoas, identifying and contributing to the safeguard of master players from all regions of Alagoas, as well as working on the construction of actions and projects focused on Alagoas Crafts. This research aims to analyze Focuarte as a political actor with relevant participation in the formulation and implementation of public policies for crafts, through its actions and the impacts generated within popular culture and crafts in Alagoas since its formation, as well as analyzing its relationship with the executive and legislative powers and their articulation with the community. The research described Focuarte's participation in the municipal and state executive and legislative powers, as well as its articulation with the community. Documentary and bibliographical research was carried out on the actions focused on crafts and popular culture that were carried out in Alagoas, in addition to interviews with members of Focuarte and public managers from the executive and legislative branches, with a view on the institution's actions focused on policies cultural public. The data were analyzed using the Content Analysis method, based on Bardin. The following categories were found as the main results of the analyses: Focus on your training and objectives; cultural public policies by Focuarte and Focuarte as a proposing actor for the formulation of cultural public policy for the municipalities of Alagoas. Focuarte´s performance was described and analyzed since its beginning as an actor in public policies, assisting in the implementation of the Aldir Blanc Law, and, later, as a Federation, its development as an actor in the formulation and implementation of its policies for the cultural community, as well as his role as a proponent of the RPV law in the municipalities of Alagoas.