Revista do Serviço Público

There is a consensus in the Brazilian literature that, in recent decades, there has been a strengthening of federative coordination across different public policies, including, in some cases, the creation of unified and national systems inspired by the model of the Unified Health System (SUS)....

International organizations have recommended integrity policies to strengthen government accountability and democracy. This multiple case study investigates how and to what extent institutional factors influenced the efficacy of an integrity policy developed by a federal agency and implemented...

This article analyzes the allocation of mandatory congressional amendment funds within Brazil’s federal health budget between 2015 and 2023. Two main questions guide the study: How are these resources being allocated, and how do they influence subnational autonomy? Does greater local autonomy...

This article develops the concept of “coloniality of public policies” to examine how colonial rationalities persist in contemporary state interventions through the systematic construction of the "other" as a fundamental device of domination. The analysis articulates decolonial theories with...

Although there are many studies on racial affirmative action in Brazil, less common are those that address its application in public bureaucracy and, more specifically, in the diplomatic career. In order to fill this gap, this article addresses, on the one hand, the application of the quota...

This study aimed to identify the citizen participation mechanisms adopted in Brazilian smart city initiatives. For its development, a systematic literature review (SLR) was carried out, using Scopus® and Web of Science (WoS)®. A multiple case study was also carried out in a qualitative...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been consolidated as a strategic instrument in the modernization of the Brazilian Judiciary, with the expectation of increasing efficiency and reducing procedural delays. This study aims to analyze how this topic has been addressed in Brazilian academic...