Politiques Publiques Comme Actions Collectives: Logiques, Rationalités Et Enjeux

Abstract

This article presents the results of a survey, which aims to analyze public policies transformed into a space of actions where models of representation of reality are built, models that influence social action and social relations. Indeed, public policies constitute a field of action which mobilizes categories of actors driven by different motivations who act for the resolution of a social problem identified and decided by the public authority. Qualitative in nature, the research was carried out on the basis of interviews with a reasoned sample of twenty individuals of both sexes. In terms of results, it provides information on the rationalities and logics that emerge from the willingness of actors to exploit public policies in order to safeguard or derive particular interests. In addition, this work elucidates the representation models that structure the logics of action around public policies and assesses their impact.