Revista Brasileira de Política e Administração da Educação
Print version ISSN 1678-166XOn-line version ISSN 2447-4193
Abstract
DANTAS, ANNIE VIEIRA and HELAL, DIOGO HENRIQUE. Quotas for blacks and access to the federal public service in Brazil: the institutionalization of law 12.990/2014 at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Revista Brasileira de Política e Administração da Educação [online]. 2024, vol.40, n.1, e135999. Epub May 09, 2025. ISSN 2447-4193. https://doi.org/10.21573/vol40n12024.135999.
This article analyzes the process of institutionalizing the quota policy for blacks in the competitive examinations promoted by the Federal University of Pernambuco through a descriptive analysis of the vacancies offered between 2014 and 2022 and a content analysis of documents and interviews conducted with key players in the process, highlighting the impact that different methodologies used in the implementation of the quota law have on its results and on the process of institutionalizing this public policy.
Keywords : Quotas; Affirmative Action; Institutional Theory; Institutionalization.












