Revista de Políticas Públicas (Jan 2012)
O SISTEMA ÚNICO DE ASSISTÊNCIA SOCIAL NO BRASIL: apresentando a pesquisa, problematizando a política social
Abstract
The article presents a research developed nationally on the implementation 01 SUAS (Unique System 01 Social Assistance) in Brazil. It considers the importance 01 the investigation process in the capacity-building 01 researchers and aims to contribute with the debate in the lield 01 social protection by presenting Social Assistance as a public policy and as a right 01 the population. It also presents problematizations on the central categories 01 the National Policy 01 Social Assistance - PNAS/2004, pointing out the need lar understanding its conllicting character and the challenge 01 overcoming a conservative perspective disseminated in the area. It introduces the debate on the trends 01 social protection in the context 01 a new capitalist crisis. Finally, it indicates the need to strengthen the rellection on the so-called process 01 "asistencialization" 01 social policies and argues that it is necessary to pro mote the debate affirming the importance 01 Social Securily in the lield 01 social protection.