Resumo Após mais de 50 anos da edição do Ato Institucional n. 5 (AI-5), ainda não se conhece bem a dimensão das pretensões de repressão às articulações no campo político, principalmente na própria base parlamentar governista. No Fundo Conselho de Segurança Nacional, atualmente sob a guarda do Arquivo Nacional, encontra-se vasta documentação sobre as cassações de mandatos eletivos e as suspensões de direitos políticos de parlamentares. Os dossiês tendo em vista as punições foram preparados a partir de material produzido por assessores parlamentares e agentes de órgãos de informação, a extensão da documentação sobre políticos profissionais mostra um empenho significativo em acompanhar suas atividades. O investimento na produção de documentação relativa aos arenistas mostra a busca pelo controle da circulação das informações na esfera pública e o reconhecimento da importância dos parlamentares, de suas manifestações na tribuna da Câmara dos Deputados e do Senado, nas votações no Congresso Nacional e na imprensa.

Abstract After more than 50 years of the enactment of Institutional Act no. 5 (AI-5), there’s still little knowledge about the extent of repressive aspirations toward the politicians, even less on the government's party, the Aliança Renovadora Nacional (Arena). In the Fundo Conselho de Segurança Nacional, nowadays under the Arquivo Nacional jurisdiction, there’s vast documentation on the revocation of elective mandates and suspension of congressmen’s political rights. In terms of punishment, the dossiers were prepared from documents produced by parliamentary advisors and by information agents. The extent of this documentation on professional politicians shows a significant effort to monitor their activities. The investment in producing documentation relative to Arena’s politicians expresses a pursuit of control over the circulation of information in the public sphere and the recognition of the importance of congressmen, of their manifestations in Congress’ tribunes, in their National Congress votes and press.

BACKGROUND: A review of the literature revealed that the demanding and often challenging nature of work increases the turnover intention of employees. This trend is especially evident within the South African financial services industry. AIM: The research goal was to explore and empirically test a theoretical model identifying the most salient causes of turnover intention among sales employees employed by financial organisations operating in the South African financial service industry. SETTING: The study was conducted on employees operating within the financial service industry in South Africa. METHODS: The current study collected quantitative data from 102 employees of insurance or banking or investment companies, using a web-based compilation of standardised questionnaires. This followed a previous study by the research group that collected quantitative and qualitative data from 122 employees operating in an insurance environment, using a combination of an open-ended questionnaire and standardised instruments. RESULTS: The results of the current study confirmed the significance of the paths between turnover intention and employee engagement, time wasted on non-core activities, perceived career development opportunities, and perceived supervisor support, mediated by perceived employee engagement. CONCLUSION: A replication of this study using a longitudinal research design is recommended in order to overcome the methodological limitations of the current study. The conceptual model developed in this study identified relationships that could be used as guidelines to effectively manage the retention of personal financial advisors in the financial service industry in South Africa.

RESUMO Este artigo é parte de uma pesquisa que procura investigar os efeitos que um programa de formação de professores pode ter tido na construção da identidade de professores universitários atuando em cursos de Letras, e que dele participaram como orientadores. Trata-se do Programa de Desenvolvimento Educacional (PDE), promovido pela Secretaria de Educação do Estado do Paraná (Seed-PR), para professores de escolas estaduais. Como referencial teórico, utilizamos o conceito de comunidades de prática ligando-o aos conceitos de comunidades imaginadas, identidade e investimento. Examinamos as trajetórias de dois professores universitários e como suas identidades são impactadas pelo processo de orientação no programa PDE, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas e um questionário. Os resultados mostram posições divergentes, que se relacionam com formas de alinhamento, imaginação e engajamento.

ABSTRACT This article is part of a research project which investigates the effects of a teacher education program on the identity constructions of university professors who acted as advisors in the program. The Educational Development Program (Programa de Desenvolvimento Educacional - PDE) is provided by the Paraná State Department of Education (Seed-PR) to public school teachers. We draw on the concept of communities of practice, and the idea of imagined communities and investment. We analyzed the trajectories of two university teachers, and how their identities are impacted by the advisory process in the PDE program, through semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire. Results show diverging positions, which are related to different forms of alignment, imagination, and engagement.

Este artículo se pregunta por los factores que explican los recursos destinados a los municipios para desarrollo vial durante el primer gobierno del presidente Uribe. En concreto, se contraponen criterios técnicos con criterios políticos. Las evidencias encontradas muestran que algunos criterios políticos importan y que los criterios técnicos no tienen incidencia alguna en la inversión en infraestructura vial. Para hacer el análisis se construyó una base de datos original, la cual permite concluir que la priorización del gasto en infraestructura vial parece no responder a la función de bienestar y al modelo de desarrollo que el país adoptó en su planeación estratégica. Aun más, se evidencia un divorcio efectivo entre los asesores técnicos del gobierno y la implementación de sus políticas. Los datos analizados muestran que existe una relación positiva entre la asignación del gasto en infraestructura vial y la realización de Consejos Comunales de Gobierno. Este hallazgo sugiere la presencia de un uso populista del gasto en infraestructura vial, ya que los municipios en los que se realizaron Consejos Comunales contaron con una asignación presupuestal de US$14,1 millones adicionales frente a los municipios en los que no se realizaron dichos consejos. A través de los Consejos Comunales se asumen compromisos que implican gastos, de manera que se aseguren los apoyos políticos necesarios para mantenerse en el poder. Adicionalmente, se concluye que el gobierno invierte más en municipios con alcaldes no uribistas, lo cual señalaría que el gobierno estaría usando el presupuesto para comprar apoyos en los municipios en los que salió derrotado en las elecciones locales. Estos municipios recibieron asignaciones presupuestales por US$2,6 millones más que los municipios regidos por alcaldes de su coalición.

This article inquires about the factors that explain budgetary allocations for road infrastructure during the first Uribe administration. Concretely, the analysis contrasts the importance of technical and political criteria in budgetary decisions. The evidence suggests that some political criteria have predominance and that technical criteria have no incidence in the definition of investment on road infrastructure. For our analysis, we created an original data set which allows us to conclude that investment decisions on roads does not respond to the social welfare function and the development model that the administration defined in its own strategic planning. Furthermore, the evidence suggests an effective schism between the administration’s technical advisors and the implementation of its policies. The data shows a positive relationship between spending on roads and holding Consejos Comunales. This finding supports the hypothesis that spending on road infrastructure is a populist measure given that those municipalities in which Consejos Comunales met received an additional $14.1 million vis-à-vis municipalities without such meetings. In the Consejos Comunales the administration commits resources allowing it to secure political support needed to stay in power. Moreover, we conclude that the administration spends more in municipalities whose mayor does not belong to the government coalition, indicating that the use of budgetary priorization as a way to buy political support in those municipalities where it was defeated in the local elections. The municipalities where the coalition won received $2.6 million less in funding than those ruled by mayors of its coalition.