Study goals
To understand how the integration meetings between Street Clinic teams and intersectoral managers of the Redenção Program contribute to strengthening collaborative governance and institutional capacity, applying stakeholder salience theory to the analysis of a case study.
Relevance / originality
The study systematizes a local practice of intersectoral management in a high-vulnerability context, applying stakeholder salience theory to demonstrate its usefulness in qualifying governance strategies across interinstitutional, intersectoral, and interdepartmental networks, contributing to methodological innovation.
Methodology / approach
Qualitative case study based on document analysis, institutional records, and direct observation, structured according to the protocol of Biancolino et al. (2012) and guided by stakeholder salience theory and collaborative governance.
Main results
Advances were observed in interdepartmental communication, legitimization of technical knowledge, and strengthening of ties across management levels, although gaps remain in active user engagement and in systematizing quantitative data to assess the impact and effectiveness of actions agreed upon in the meetings.
Theoretical / methodological contributions
Integration of stakeholder salience theory and collaborative governance concepts into a situational model of intersectoral management, combining relational and technical elements to analyze and improve practices of agreement, coordination, and evaluation of public policies in complex contexts.
Social / management contributions
It strengthens intersectoral care management for socially vulnerable populations by improving coordination and agreement mechanisms. It offers replicable operational recommendations for other territories, fostering collaborative governance, interinstitutional trust, and the development of contextual, responsive solutions for complex public policies.