Núcleo de estudos-Online

Núcleo de Estudos
Center for Studies in Public Administration and
Social Management - NEAPEGS
Person in Charge:
Professor José Roberto Pereira
jrobpereira25@yahoo.com.br
Institutional Information:
neapegsufla@gmail.com
www.nucleoestudo.ufla.br/neapegs
Background:
The Center for Studies in Public Administration and Social
Management (NEAPEGS) was founded in 2008. It is the
result of the efforts of professors and undergraduate and
graduate students in business and public administration
of the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) to generate
knowledge and democratic management practices. The
research and extension projects of this center seek to
investigate the relations between state, society and market
and analyze public policies, involving the following subjects:
public administration and social management; socioenvironmental
management; management of public policies;
solidarity economy; social technologies; public organizations
and the third sector. Since its foundation, NEAPEGS has
developed indexes of sustainable development to support
decision-making in local public administration, as well as
provided consulting services for the public and third sector,
in order to contribute to the professionalization of public and
social administrators. In addition, it develops the extension
project “UFLA School of Government.”
Overall Objectives:
To carry out research and extension work in the areas
of public administration, social management, socioenvironmental
management, public policies, social
technologies and solidarity economy, organizing scientific
and cultural courses and events, and generating knowledge
for students, public servants and society.
Areas of Expertise:
1. Public Administration: Theories of public administration
and approaches related to patrimonialism, bureaucracy,
managerialism, society, public governance, new public
services.
2. Social Management: Non-state public interest actions
aimed at enhancing the common good.
3. Public Policies: Analysis of the conception, implementation
and evaluation of various modalities of public policies.
4. Third Sector: Management of third sector organizations
concerning relations between state, civil society and market.
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