Social accountability in debate: study of the path, actions and results of a social observatory of the coast of Paraná

Abstract

The research to analyze the trajectory, actions and results of a Social Observatory of the Paraná Coast, seeking to recognize how it has contributed to the expansion of transparency and social accountability at the local level. This study, it uses the guiding concept of accountability and social accountability, understood as a modality that refers to initiatives, prac-tices and non-electoral control mechanisms driven by citizens, NGOs, civil society organizations or the media to demand accountability. , performance appraisal of politicians, officials and private companies using public resourc-es. Regarding the methodological aspects the research uses a qualitative approach, exploratory-descriptive type, whose data collection instruments are semi-structured interviews and document analysis. The results show that on the coast of Paraná there is an emergence of civil society concerned with accompanying municipal public management, supporting social and insti-tutional control. The main actions of the surveyed observatory are related to the monitoring of bids and public procurement, but in terms of results the methodology used by the social observatory is still limited.