Public Administration
Coordinator: Alessandro Soares da Silva, PhD
Assistant Coordinator: José Carlos Vaz, PhD
Temas e Líderes:
Management in health covers initiatives in the public and private sectors. This topic considers health policies as well as initiatives in the organizational field, particularly within the sphere of health service provision and in the supply of health products (within the context known as the health industrial complex). Thus, the papers cover various elements of management applied to the health sector, considered according to different aspects of analysis, such as the economic, social, and technological dimensions.
The management of public organizations is the central object of this topic, from both a theoretical and an empirical viewpoint. This field includes studies on public sector governance, human resources in public organizations, organizational design, institutional arrangements for the production of services, and public policies. It also covers papers on institutional and government capacities and papers on approaches, methods, and cases regarding strategic management in public organizations.
This topic covers work on social management and third sector organizations, management and training models, service quality, management and transmission of knowledge, networks of civil society organizations, and third sector ethics. The relationships between organizations and social development are of interest to the theme, in subjects such as evaluating social projects, social businesses, and inter-sector relationships (state, private sector, and third sector organizations). Articles are also encouraged that discuss topics from Organizational Studies in third sector organizations.
This topic covers theoretical studies and empirical analyses in the field of public resource management, from an economic, financial, and budgetary viewpoint. The desired focus is on resource use optimization, based on the perspective that this permanent objective of Public Management can be achieved via multiple strategies, ranging from improving processes to innovation in financial and budgetary management.
The Brazilian Public Administration faces demands and dilemmas in terms of governance, transparency, accountability, and social participation in decision-making processes. In a complex society, the State increasingly needs to relate with civil society organizations and with citizens. Papers will be accepted under this topic that address this relationship from a Public Administration viewpoint, discussing the impacts of practices and experiences, and the sociopolitical dynamics established between the players involved.
This topic dedicates itself to investigations and works dedicated to governance and government processes from an interdisciplinary perspective that contemplates aspects correlated to social control, participation, and interaction of the multiple actors involved in public problems that form the government agenda. Thus, public action built from the relationship between multiple actors of civil society and the State is considered strategic for the modernization of Public Administration and the strengthening of citizen participation in addressing social issues.
The issue of memory for Public Administration is fundamental as it allows the political construction of public action over time. Past, present, and future are articulated in a way that allows planning and intervention to resolve multiple social issues that affect minority or marginalized groups as well as parts of the population victimized by inequalities. The demands of social movements presented to the State require a humanized action from Public Administration capable of recognizing the diversity that shapes society. Such diversity is historically expressed in the lives of cities, communities, and governmental management models that need to be in sync with the guarantee of rights, which ultimately gives meaning to Public Administration itself.
This theme comprises works based on the dialogue between theory and practice and that bring experiences of management and innovation in public policies and service delivery. The focus is on studies that contemplate policy experiences that, for example, influence citizens' lives; result in the responsible use of resources; incorporate new technologies; represent changes in society concerning previous practices; and broaden the dialogue between society and Public Administration.
