Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira Coelho

veraspc@uol.com.br currículo lattes

Biography

Coordinator at CEM of “Tackling inequity in health provision: comparing policy strategies.”

Graduate in Social Sciences from the University of Campinas (1981), MSc in Sociology from the University of Campinas (1985) and Doctorate in Social Sciences from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) (1996).

She is a researcher at the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning (CEBRAP), where she coordinates the Center for Citizenship and Development. She was a visiting researcher at the University of Torquato di Tella (Argentina, 2000), Institute for Development Studies of Sussex University, UK (2004) and Hauser Center of the Kennedy School, Harvard University, USA (2009). The Federal University of ABC (UFABC) is a postdoctoral fellow and member of the faculty of the graduate program in Public Policy.

She has extensive experience in policy evaluation and coordination of comparative projects. Her areas of interest are Public Policy, Health Policy, Social Participation, Deliberation, Social Policy, Social Welfare State, Democracy and Development.

She recently edited “Mobilizing for Democracy” (with Bettina von Lieres, Zed Books, London 2010); “New Democratic Spaces: International Perspectives” (with Andrea Cornwall eds., Editora Singular, São Paulo), “New Democratic Spaces? The Politics of Participation in New Democratic Arenas” (with Andrea Cornwall eds, Zed Books. - London 2006), “Participation and Resolution in Contemporary Brazil” (with Mark Noble eds, Publisher 34 SP 2004.), and “Social Security Reform in Latin America” (Rio de Janeiro FGV 2003).

Latest production(*)

Articles

NELSON, E.; WAISWA, P.; COELHO, V.S. et al.
Social accountability and health systems’ change, beyond the shock of Covid-19: drawing on histories of technical and activist approaches to rethink a shared code of practice. International Journal of Equity Health 21, 41 (2022).
Social accountability and health systems’ change, beyond the shock of Covid-19

Lotta, Gabriela; Coelho, V. S.; Brage, E.
How COVID-19 Has Affected Frontline Workers in Brazil: A Comparative Analysis of Nurses and Community Health Workers. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, p. 1-11, 2020.
How COVID-19 Has Affected Frontline Workers in Brazil

Coelho, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira; MARCONDES, LUÍS MARCELO; BARBOSA, MARINA
Accountability e redução das desigualdades em saúde: A experiência de São Paulo. Novos Estudos. CEBRAP. p.323–349. v.38. 2019.
Accountability e redução das desigualdades em saúde: A experiência de São Paulo

PAES-SOUSA, RÔMULO; CHAVANE, LEONARDO; Coelho, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira
Diversidades e convergências nos indicadores de saúde no Brasil e em Moambique. Novos Estudos. CEBRAP. p.291–320. v.38. 2019.
Diversidades e convergências nos indicadores de saúde no Brasil e em Moambique

TRAJBER WAISBICH, LAURA; Shankland, Alex; BLOOM, GERALD; Coelho, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira
Introduction: The accountability politics of reducing health inequalities: learning from Brazil and Mozambique. Novos Estudos. CEBRAP. p.271–289. v.38. 2019.
Introduction: The accountability politics of reducing health inequalities: learning from Brazil and Mozambique

Coelho, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira; Rocha, Rudi; Bahia, Ligia
Financiamento, gestão e regulação em saúde. 2018. Português.
Financiamento, gestão e regulação em saúde

Coelho, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira
Health For All, the building of a universal health care system in Brazil. 2018. Português.
Health For All, the building of a universal health care system in Brazil

Coelho, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira
Reducing Health Inequalities in Brazil?s Universal Health-Care System: Accountability Politics in São Paulo. IDS BULLETIN-INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES. p.109–128. v.49. 2018.
Reducing Health Inequalities in Brazil?s Universal Health-Care System: Accountability Politics in São Paulo

COELHO, V.S.P.
Contratação de serviços e regionalização. Novos Caminhos, n.13, fev./2017, p. 1-25 Pesquisa Política, Planejamento e Gestão das Regiões e Redes de Atenção à Saúde no Brasil (Região e Redes).
Contratação de serviços e regionalização.

GREVE, Jane; COELHO, Vera Schattan.
Evaluating the impact of contracting out basic health care services in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Health Policy Plan czw176 (OUP). April/2017. 1-11p.
Evaluating the impact of contracting out basic health care services in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

COELHO, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira; WAISBICH, Laura.
Participatory mechanisms and inequality reduction: searching for plausible relations. Journal of Public Deliberation, v. 12; n. 2, 2016, Article 13.
Participatory mechanisms and inequality reduction: searching for plausible relations.

COELHO, Vera Schattan Pereira. What did we learn about citizen involvement in the health policy process: lessons from Brazil.

COELHO, Vera Schattan; SHANKLAND, Alex.
Making the right to health a reality for Brazils indigenous peoples: Innovation, decentralization and equity. Medicc Rev; v. 13, n. 3; p. 50-53, July/2011.
Making the right to health a reality for Brazils indigenous peoples: Innovation, decentralization and equity.

COELHO, Vera S. R. P.; FAVARETO, A.
Participatory Governance and Development: In search of a causal nexus. Geography Compass. Singapore, v. 5, p. 641-654, 2011.
Participatory Governance and Development: In search of a causal nexus.

COELHO, Vera Schattan P.; DIAS, Marcelo F.; FANTI, Fabiola.
010/2010 - Fighting inequalities in the access to health services: a study of the role of decentralization and participation
Fighting inequalities in the access to health services: a study of the role of decentralization and participation

Book chapters

Coelho, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira; Brage, Eugenia; Lotta, Gabriela
Thrown into the unknown: uncertainty and experience of CHW?s during the pandemic in Chile, Brazil and Argentina. Caring on the frontline during COVID-19. Palgrave. p.91–112. Singapure. 2022. Português.
Thrown into the unknown: uncertainty and experience of CHW?s during the pandemic in Chile, Brazil and Argentina

OLIVEIRA V.; COELHO, Vera S.P.
Capacidades estatais municipais em saúde. In: EJ Grin, DJ Demarco e F Abruccio et al. Capacidades Estatais Municipais. Ed UFRGS, CEGOV-UFRGS, 2021, pp: 306-400.
Capacidades estatais municipais em saúde

COELHO, Vera S.P.
Governança em Saúde: em busca de padrões. In: M Fiore e M Dolhnikoff: Mosaíco de Olhares, 2021, pp:93-112; SESC: SP
Governança em Saúde: em busca de padrões

COELHO, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira
Interests and Values in the Brazilian Public Health Care System. In: F Ancino and J Wheeler (eds) Political Values and Narratives of Resistance. Routledge ISBN 9780367639037
Interests and Values in the Brazilian Public Health Care System

WAISBICH, L., COELHO, V.
(2019) Participation and Transformative Justice: Reflections on the Brazilian Experience. In P. Gready & S. Robins (Eds.), From Transitional to Transformative Justice (pp. 215-234). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781316676028.010.
Participation and Transformative Justice: Reflections on the Brazilian Experience

Coelho, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira; Costa, Izabel; Schalch, Lais
Descentralização e regionalização: projetos convergentes?. Governança multinível e desenvolvimento regional sustentável. Oficina Municipal. p.179–204. São Paulo. 2018. Português.
Descentralização e regionalização: projetos convergentes?

COELHO, Vera Schattan P.; DIAS, Marcelo.
Health and Inequalities. In: ARRETCHE, Marta (ED). Paths of Inequality in Brazil - A Half-Century of Changes. Suíça: Springer International Publishing AG, 2018, p. 183-205.
Health and Inequalities

COELHO, Vera Schattan P.; DIAS, Marcelo.
Saúde e desigualdade no Brasil. In: ARRETCHE, Marta (org.). Trajetórias das desigualdades: como o Brasil mudou nos últimos cinquenta anos. São Paulo: Ed. Unesp/CEM, 2015, p.249-276.
Saúde e desigualdade no Brasil.

COELHO, Vera Schattan.
Is Social Participation Democratizing Politics? In: ODUGBEMI , Sina; LEE, Taeku. (Org.). Accountability through Public Opinion: From Inertia to Public Action. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2011, v. , p. 333-346.
Is Social Participation Democratizing Politics?

COELHO, Vera S. R. P.
Uma metodologia para a análise comparativa de processos participativos: pluralidade, deliberação, redes e políticas de saúde. In: PIRES, Roberto Rocha C. (Org.). Efetividade das instituições participativas no Brasil: estratégias de avaliação. Brasilia: IPEA, 2011, v. 7, p. 279-295.
Uma metodologia para a análise comparativa de processos participativos: pluralidade, deliberação, redes e políticas de saúde.

WYMAN, Myriam; COELHO, Vera Schattan.
Comparing public involvement in the health policy process: case studies from Brazil and Canada. In: NABATCHI, Tina, WEIKSNER, Michael; GASTIL, John; LEIGHNINGER, Matt (Ed.) Democracy in motion: Evaluating the practice and impact of deliberative civic engagement.Oxford University Pres, 2010.
Comparing public involvement in the health policy process: case studies from Brazil and Canada

COELHO, Vera Schattan ; FERRAZ, Alexandre; FANTI, Fabiola; RIBEIRO, Meire.
Mobilização e Participação: um estudo sobre as dinâmicas de conselhos de saúde da cidade de São Paulo. In: AVRITZER, Leonardo. A dinâmica da participação local no Brasil. São Paulo: Cortez Editora, 2010, p. 366-393.
Mobilização e Participação: um estudo sobre as dinâmicas de conselhos de saúde da cidade de São Paulo.

COELHO, Vera Schattan; FERRAZ, Alexandre; FANTI, Fabíola; RIBEIRO, Meire.
Mobilization and participation: A win-win game. In: COELHO, V. S.; VON LIERES, Betina. (Ed.) Mobilizing for Democracy: citizen action and the politics of public participation. London: Zed Books, 2010.
Mobilization and participation: A win-win game.

COELHO, Vera Schattan; FAVARETO, Arilson.
Participation, inclusion and development under conditions of social mobilization. In: THOMPSON, Lisa; TAPSCOTT, Chris (Orgs.). Citizenship and social movements. London: Zed Books, 2010.
Participation, inclusion and development under conditions of social mobilization.

COELHO, Vera Schattan.
Conselho de saúde no Brasil: incluindo os excluídos? In: CORNWALL, Andréa; COELHO, Vera Schattan (Orgs.). Novos espaços democráticos: perspectivas internacionais. São Paulo: Editora Singular, 2009.
Conselho de saúde no Brasil: incluindo os excluídos?

Books

COELHO, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira;VON LIERES, Betina. Mobilizing for Democracy: citizen action and the politics of public participation. London: Zed Books, 2010.
Mobilizing for Democracy: citizen action and the politics of public participation

MOHANTY, Ranjita;THOMPSON, Lisa;COELHO, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira. States of Mobilization? A comparison of modes of interaction between states and social actors in India, Brazil and South Africa. Western Cape: University of Western Cape, 2010, 140 p.
States of Mobilization? A comparison of modes of interaction between states and social actors in India, Brazil and South Africa

CORNWALL, Andrea;COELHO, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira (Org.). Novos espaços democráticos: perspectivas internacionais. São Paulo: Editora Singular, 2009.
Novos espaços democráticos: perspectivas internacionais

CORNWALL, Andrea;COELHO, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira. Spaces for change? The Politics of Participation in New Democratic Arenas. Zed Books, London, 2007.
Spaces for change? The Politics of Participation in New Democratic Arenas

COELHO, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira;NOBRE, Marcos. Participação e Deliberação: teoria democrática e experiências institucionais no Brasil contemporâneo. São Paulo: Editora 34 Letras, 2004.
Participação e Deliberação: teoria democrática e experiências institucionais no Brasil contemporâneo

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