TY - SER AU - Follador, Debora AU - Duarte, Fabio AU - Carrier, Mario TI - Institutional Arrangements and Political Shifts in Curitiba, Brazil: Comparative Analysis of the 2004 and 2014 Master Plans PY - 2020/// PB - Sage, N2 - In theory, shifts in institutional arrangements result in new public policies. This articles focuses on Curitiba, Brazil, an international flagship city of urban planning recognized for its technocratic government. The 2012 municipal elections and the 2013 nationwide political upheaval led to a change in the city's institutional arrangement. As a consequence, the 2014 Master Plan was conceived with the tagline of more public participation. This paper analyzes whether the changes in institutional arrangements influenced the city's planning process and the Master Plan UR - https://doi.org/10.1177/1538513218762327 ER -