Afinal, onde chegamos? Avaliação da construção de um modelo de governança colaborativo na perspectiva de seus participantes

Abstract

Social participation is a prerequisite for sustainability, but stakeholder engagement is conditioned by their perception of value and results of collective efforts. The MARGov Project - Collaborative Governance of Marine Protected Areas was developed in the region of Sesimbra, Portugal. This paper focus participants’ assessment of the MARGov Project, aiming to reveal aspects favoring stakeholder engagement and, therefore, MARGov achievements. Thus, we’ve applied content analysis, based on thematic categories and on evaluative categories inspired by the SWOT Analysis, on semi-structured interviews in which 17 stakeholders from six different social groups evaluated the MARGov Project, considering aspects that influenced its process (execution) and its results. The analyzes revealed that, although the negative evaluations prevail in the texts, these were mostly based on elements of the context that reveal the measure of the challenge of reconciling interests in a highly anthropized environmental area. As for the internal aspects of the project, positive evaluations predominate in the interviews and represent the participants' recognition about the importance of the MARGov Project. Nevertheless, negatively evaluated internal aspects deserve attention because they sign weaknesses and point out opportunities for improving the Project.