Políticas de acesso do negro na educação superior no governo lula: além das cotas?

Abstract

This dissertation is a study about public policies concerning the access of Negros to higher levels of education, with a particular focus on the problem of admission of this social group to the university level through inclusion policies for these minority groups using racial quotas, a cause of penetrating discussion and controversy in present Brazilian society. Questions are asked about the relations between diversity, difference and inequality regarding historically discriminated groups with Negros as the principal object of study. This Project tries to analyze the politics of diversity implemented during Lula´s presidency which oriented public educational policies founded on social inclusion, affirmative action the politics of difference, seeking an articulation with categories such as recognition of differences, redistribution of opportunities and wealth and active participation in the elaboration of educational public policies. This study keeps in mind another way of thinking the problem which goes beyond the discussion concerning the validity or not of racial quotas, moving to a higher level of understanding concerning the problem of racism in Brazilian education. The main result of such efforts demonstrated that despite great advances gained in the principles, directives and foundations achieved through projects, actions and partnerships contained in CONAE 2011-2020 and PNE 2011-2020 as well as SECAD, SEPPIR and other government agencies there is still the presence of fragmentation and lack of a unifying concept among these agencies. Nevertheless, it was found that the resolution of racial problems lies not within the acceptance or not of racial quotas, but within the examination of the background on which they are founded.