Entre o institucional e o coletivo: avaliação em profundidade das políticas de promoção de igualdade racial na Universidade Federal do Ceará

Abstract

The research evaluated the policies for promoting racial equality at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) from 2007 to 2022, considering the articulation between the institutional plan, represented by the Institutional Development Plan (PDI), and the collective plan, expressed through the actions of Black student forums. The investigation was guided by the following central question: How has UFC implemented the policies for promoting racial equality through the PDI, and what is the perception of the Black student collectives about this process? To answer this, a qualitative and applied approach was adopted, based on the epistemology of in-depth evaluation (Rodrigues, 2008), using documentary research as a data collection method, through the PDI, Recommendation No. 15/2005, GTPAA Report, Ordinance No. 706/2005, Management Reports, UFC Statistical Yearbooks and Course Pedagogical Projects (PPCs), semi-structured interviews with one manager and five members of Black student collectives (Fórum de Negres da Psicologia 3 Ilê ti Oniruuru, Fórum de Negres de Gestão de Políticas Públicas, Fórum de Negres Emmanuel Bezerra 3 History course, and Fórum de Negres das Ciências Sociais) and as data analysis methods, documentary analysis and thematic content analysis of the interview data were used, as proposed by Minayo (2008), Dias and Mishima (2023), along with observations through a focus group with the Black collectives and an interview with the institutional side. The analysis was structured into four axes: content, context, institutional trajectory, and temporal and territorial spectrum. The specific objectives were to understand the content and context of racial equality policies; to observe their trajectory and evolution, identifying challenges and opportunities; and to analyze their temporal and territorial expression based on the experiences of managers and Black collectives. The results reveal that although UFC has institutionalized legal and normative frameworks aimed at racial equity, such as compliance with Law No. 12.711/2012, covert institutional racism persists, as well as the absence of an intersectoral retention policy and the lack of articulation between management sectors and Black movements. On the other hand, the active role of Black collectives stands out in filing complaints, creating spaces of belonging, and building counter-hegemonic practices within the university. The research concludes that at UFC there is no consolidated institutional anti-racist agenda. The analysis of the policies for promoting racial equality at UFC, from the perspective of in-depth evaluation, reveals significant gaps in the four evaluation axes. In the content axis, managers demonstrate superficial knowledge, limited to Law No. 12.711/2012, without an integrated anti-racist agenda. In the context axis, Black collectives identify covert institutional racism, marked by a lack of listening and spaces for dialogue, excluding their voices. In the institutional trajectory, the disconnection between the PDI and institutional practices reflects omissions in student retention actions. In the temporal and territorial spectrum, narratives of mestizaje and the myth of racial democracy in Ceará silence Black demands, evidencing institutional resistance. Thus, the Black collectives emerge as protagonists of resistance, highlighting the need for cross-cutting policies and permanent dialogue to promote racial justice.