Law on Access to Information at the main Brazilian federal universities

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-58442023112pt

Keywords:

Access to Information Law, Transparency, Federal universities

Abstract

This article analyzes requests for public information directed to Brazilian federal universities, between 2012 and 2019. The research questions that guide the investigation are: (i) what is the profile of individuals who request information from federal universities in Brazil?; (ii) what topics most interest applicants?; (iii) how has the distribution of requests occurred over time since the implementation of the Access to Information Law in 2012?; The descriptive analysis of the e-SIC portal reports shows that requests to universities are made by federal civil servants, students, professors or researchers. The requests come from male individuals, with complete higher education and belonging to the same region of the institution investigated. The most prominent themes are associated with higher education. The data indicates a significant growth in the number of requests sent to universities during the period analyzed.

Author Biography

Naiara Sandi Almeida Alcantara, Universidade do Federal do Pará. Belém - PA, Brazil

PhD in Political Science (UFPR), with post-doctorate in Political Science (UFPA).

Published

2023-12-08

How to Cite

ALCANTARA, N. S. A. Law on Access to Information at the main Brazilian federal universities. Intercom - Brazilian Journal of Communication Sciences, São Paulo, v. 46, p. e2023112, 2023. DOI: 10.1590/1809-58442023112pt. Disponível em: https://revistas.intercom.org.br/index.php/revistaintercom/article/view/3863. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

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