The quality of democracy, the rule of law and public policy analysis: concepts and practices in transformation

• Autor(a) principal: Avila, Carlos Federico Domínguez
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Domínguez, Aldira Guimarães Duarte
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Processus de políticas Públicas e Desenvolvimento Social
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.processus.com.br/index.php/ppds/article/view/1022
• topic: Calidad de la democracia. Estado de Derecho. Análisis de políticas públicas. Burocracia. Ciencias sociales aplicadas.; Quality of democracy. Rule of Law. Public policy analysis. Bureaucracy. Applied social sciences.; Qualidade da democracia. Estado de Direito. Análise de políticas públicas. Burocracia. Ciências Sociais Aplicadas.

The article examines the relationship between the political regime, the Rule of Law and the public policy analysis, all in the context of studies and research on the quality of democracy. In a time of autocratization and democratic backsliding, which manifests itself in skepticism, disbelief and frustration on the part of the citizenry and public opinion in the face of insufficient results observed in many countries with governments with a democratic-representative orientation, it is important and urgent to reinforce and renew institutional capacities to generate public policies based on evidence, efficiency, republicanism, and able of responding to the demands of contemporary societies and States, especially in the case of developing countries. In methodological terms, the text assumes the style of the interpretation essay. From the theoretical point of view, the influence of the analytical model developed by Leonardo Morlino is accepted, especially regarding the dimension of the Rule of Law, which includes what corresponds to the structuring of public policies.