Understanding Global Governance through Public Action: Neo-Corporatism and Internationalization of Public Policies as its Bases
This scientific paper explores global governance as a political process shaped by the increasing
complexity of social relations in the 20th century, intensified by technological advances in transport and
communication. The study aims to analyze how pluralism and neocorporatism influence the structuring of
global governance and impact the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of public policies. The
paper identifies two main bases for understanding global governance. The first is neocorporatism, which
arises from the State's need to mediate the interests of diverse groups in a context of increasing social
complexity. Neocorporatism is presented as an evolution of corporatism, adapted to democratic
environments and characterized by decentralization and flexibility. The second base is the
internationalization of social relations, driven by the intensification of interactions between States and the
creation of international organizations. The study demonstrates that global governance is structured from
the intersection of these two axes. The analysis reveals that public policies are influenced not only by
interest disputes on a national scale but also by pressures and guidelines originating from the
internationalization of these discussions. The paper concludes that understanding contemporary public
policies requires recognizing that the State's activity of mediating interests occurs in a globalized
neocorporatist scenario, which internalizes the discussion of public policies.
Autores: Marconi Neves Macedo e Maria Arlete Duarte de Araújo