Open government in Brazil and institutional variables: a scoping review of the relationships with citizen participation, intergovernmental cooperation, and fiscal balance
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open government, institutional variables, citizen participation, fiscal balance, federative cooperationAbstract
This article presents a scoping review of the academic production related to open government, with emphasis on its articulation with institutional variables, specifically citizen participation, inter-federative cooperation, and fiscal balance. The research acknowledges that, although the open government agenda has advanced in Brazil, analytical gaps persist, particularly regarding the integration of these practices with structuring elements of public governance. Based on a systematic search in the SciELO, Scopus, and Web of Science databases, predominant approaches and theoretical gaps in national and international literature were identified. The results highlight the prevalence of technocratic and normative approaches to the detriment of analyses that consider institutional determinants. The study proposes that understanding open government as a cross-cutting strategy requires incorporating structural dimensions of public management, overcoming fragmented views. It concludes that the review offers an analytical contribution by connecting the open government research agenda with institutional variables, thus establishing a basis for empirical studies in Brazil and international comparisons.
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