Public policy theories

• Autor(a) principal: Farah, Marta Ferreira Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista @mbienteeducação
• Texto Completo: https://publicacoes.unicid.edu.br/index.php/ambienteeducacao/article/view/1103
• topic: Conceito de política pública. Teoria de política pública. Teoria de agenda. Formulação e implementação de política.; Concept of public policy. Public policy theory. Agenda theory. Public policy formulation and implementation.; Concepto de política pública. Teoría de política pública. Teoría de agenda. Formulación e implementación de política pública.

The article presents a review of the concept of public policy, covering different definitions present in the literature, highlighting the central elements of the concept. Based on this review, the article proposes a synthesis concept that incorporates these elements. Then, the article outlines an overview of public policy theories, structuring this scenario according to different stages of the public policy cycle. Although, as we try to argue, the public policy process does not occur as a sequence of steps that follow each other in a linear fashion, the organization of the exhibition by stages was adopted as a heuristic resource. The article was based on the analysis of theoretical literature in the field of public policy, and, in the discussion of theories, it aimed to highlight the central issues involved in the study of agenda-setting, formulation and implementation of public policies.