Chemical safety or isomorphic protection? An analysis of the genesis of the draft legislation on assessment and control of industrial chemical substances in the light of institutional theory

Authors

  • Vanessa Barbosa Escola de Artes, Ciências de Humanidades. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sustentabilidade. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9009-0761
  • Helene Mariko Ueno Graduação em Ciências Biológicas - Modalidade Médica pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1991-1994), graduação em Ciências Biológicas - Licenciatura pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1995-1996), mestrado em Saúde Pública pela Universidade de São Paulo (1997-2000) e doutorado em Saúde Pública pela Universidade de São Paulo (2001-2005).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465932146

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to identify isomorphic mechanisms - coercive, mimetic or normative - in the construction of the Brazilian draft law designed to monitor and control industrial chemical substances, in order to promote a reflection on the mechanisms of change that are under way, therefore, addressing some of the challenges in chemical safety governance, health and the environment. Firstly, a bibliographical review is presented on the context of chemical safety in Brazil and in the world, and on the theoretical reference in the field of institutional theory. The study was based on a content analysis of the 16 meeting memoirs of the working group established in May 2014 within the National Chemical Safety Commission (Conasq), to propose strategies, institutional arrangements and the draft legislation. The results were categorized, and there were identified processes and isomorphic pressures that affect the represented entities in the work group, generating, therefore, a preliminary scenario of the institutional situation and its functioning mechanisms that underlie the creation of the new chemical safety legislation.

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Author Biography

Vanessa Barbosa, Escola de Artes, Ciências de Humanidades. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sustentabilidade.

Graduação em Comunicação Social – Habilitação em Jornalismo pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2005-2012), especialização em Direito Ambiental e Gestão Estratégica da Sustentabilidade pela Pontifica Universidade Católica de São Paulo (2012-2014) e mestranda pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sustentabilidade da Escola de Artes, Ciências de Humanidades da Universidade de São Paulo (2017 até o presente).

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Published

2018-12-03

How to Cite

Barbosa, V., & Ueno, H. M. (2018). Chemical safety or isomorphic protection? An analysis of the genesis of the draft legislation on assessment and control of industrial chemical substances in the light of institutional theory. Revista De Administração Da UFSM, 11, 795–811. https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465932146

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Vol. 11 (2018): Edição Especial - XIX ENGEMA/I AMAS

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