Por uma política externa baseada em evidência: política externa como política pública integral e a avaliação como abordagem de pesquisa

Abstract

One of the greatest shortcomings in Foreign Policy Analysis is the paucity of studies on policy output. Moreover, there is an understanding in Brazil that foreign policy, despite a public policy, would preserve some characteristics of State policy. This notion has no heuristic benefits, as it does not represent the political dynamics and hampers the production of an evidence-based foreign policy. This paper, via literature reviews, contributes to the field on two fronts: by presenting a concept of public policy that fully encompasses foreign policy, and by discussing the main models and the validity of evaluation as a research approach