Policy implementation as a social process: agents, structures, discourse and arenas of power

Authors

  • Rafael Tavares Schleicher Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz Brasília
  • Paulo Marques Escola Nacional de Administração Pública - ENAP, Brasília, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51723/ccs.v28i03/04.281

Keywords:

policy implementation, bureaucracy, institution, argumentation, policy type

Abstract

The main objective of the review article is to identify the key concepts in policy implementation for public policy managers. To reach the objective, the chosen method is the conceptual literature review. The sampling process of the academic pieces to be reviewed is limited by the references presented in Hall and Taylor (1996), Hill and Hupe (2002), Barrett (2004), Saraiva and Ferrarezi (2006), and Bertelli (2012). The main research question that unifies all the academic pieces under review comes from the seminal study presented by Pressman e Wildavsky (1973), about why the policy results frequently differ from the objectives. As a guide to organize and filter the various theoretical approaches contained in the texts under review, the article draws
from the methodological debate proposed by Giddens (1979, 1984)
about Agent (bureaucracy) and Structure (institutions), as well as from
two elements closely related to the structuration process, discourse
(argumentation) and arenas of power (policy type). As results, the
article identifies twenty-three core concepts for public policy managers.
The final remarks recall the importance of teaching and debating the
concepts and theories of policy implementation to the democratic
process in Brazil, as well as the challenge of learning from the experience
and practice.

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Author Biographies

  • Rafael Tavares Schleicher, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz Brasília

    Diretoria Regional de Brasília da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brasília – DF, Brasil, Grupo de Pesquisa de Políticas Públicas de Saúde. Avenida L3 Norte, S/N - Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, DF, 70910-900.

  • Paulo Marques, Escola Nacional de Administração Pública - ENAP, Brasília, Brasil

    Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (ENAP), Brasília – DF, Brasil, Diretoria de Educação Continuada. SAIS Área 2A - Brasília - DF. CEP: 70610-900

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Published

2018-08-23

Issue

Section

Saúde Coletiva

How to Cite

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Policy implementation as a social process: agents, structures, discourse and arenas of power. Com. Ciências Saúde [Internet]. 2018 Aug. 23 [cited 2026 Feb. 12];28(03/04):389-401. Available from: https://revistaccs.espdf.fepecs.edu.br/index.php/comunicacaoemcienciasdasaude/article/view/281

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