The text constructed by José Ivo Pedrosa is courageous in the sense of trying – from a view within the field of Popular Education and Health (PEH) as an active subject in its construction – to face the limits present in PEH. In this sense, the author points out some contradictions in the participation of groups of the Popular Education field in planning and implementing policies build from a perspective of social inclusion, such as the National Policy on Popular Education in Health (PNEP-SUS). He also problematizes the popular movement’s relations with the process of PEH institutionalization as an expression of popular participation. And, finally, he dialogically defends PEH as a political practice.
Despite proposing the discussion of politics, José Ivo also indicates principles that compose the PEH field, methodological strategies, and practical expressions of the several groups that articulate as popular educational collectives.
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