A relational approach to public policy and government studies: from relations to associations

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Gustavo Onto
Gabriela Toledo Silva

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A series of studies directed at public governance and policy formulation and implementation have recently started to adopt a theoretical relational approach to these phenomena. However, the large variety of perspectives included in this approach difficult the understanding of its importance to the research in this area. This essay intends to briefly present the ways these perspectives are used and the different ways the relational aspect is interpreted. We present perspectives that deal with the relational as a methodological procedure, as an organizational metaphor and as an ontology of the construction of reality. We intend to contribute towards a clearer perception of the importance of the relational approach, of its limits and possibilities.

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ONTO, G.; SILVA, G. T. A relational approach to public policy and government studies: from relations to associations. Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania, São Paulo, v. 13, n. 53, 2008. DOI: 10.12660/cgpc.v13n53.44176. Disponível em: https://periodicos.fgv.br/cgpc/article/view/44176. Acesso em: 8 jul. 2024.
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