(Re) Approaching the pragmatisms of public policy analysis. Experimentation and public inquiry in a scenario of democratic crises.

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https://doi.org/10.1590/s0102-6992-202136020007

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Análise de Políticas Públicas, Governança Pública, Pragmatismo, Experimentalismo Democrático, Investigação Pública

Abstract

This theoretical essay explores the contributions of the pragmatist lens to the analysis of public policy governance in a scenario of crisis in democracies. To this end, it begins by exploring the recent debate in the field of public administration on governance and the analysis of public policies, showing that this refers to a double dichotomy: between ways of governing and reforming the State and ways of analyzing public policies and its effects. From the gaps evidenced in this debate, we enter into the discussion about the notions of democratic experimentalism and public inquiry and discuss how such notions can be inspiring to look at daily “doing politics” differently, especially considering the current challenges posed by public problems increasingly complex in a reality of crisis and democratic regression in several countries e, above all, in Brazil.

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Carolina Andion, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)

Doutora em Ciências Humanas pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC); Pós-doutorado em Economia Social pela Universidade de Valência na Espanha; Professora do Curso de Administração Pública e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Florianópolis - SC, Brasil

Thiago Magalhães, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Master in Administration from the Federal University of Santa Catarina. PhD in Business Administration from the State University of Santa Catarina. Member of the Center for Social Innovations in the Public Sphere at the Center for Administration and Socioeconomic Sciences at the University of the State of Santa Catarina.

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Published

2021-09-13

How to Cite

Andion, C., & Magalhães, T. (2021). (Re) Approaching the pragmatisms of public policy analysis. Experimentation and public inquiry in a scenario of democratic crises. Sociedade E Estado, 36(02), 513–543. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0102-6992-202136020007

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