Anthropological approach to public policy - theoretical and methodological consideration

This paper is dedicated to a phenomenon that in English referred as public policy, while Serbian, it uses the term politike or javne politike. There no universal one-sided and straightforward definition of policies. However, authors agree policy research includes study decision-making processes results their implementation - whether decisions modern governments other groups individuals, institutions, etc. In society, policies are an essential organizational concept affects all areas life they instruments for shaping socio-cultural reality. anthropological approach policies, there change methodology material used source information. Classical qualitative not possible here since crucial capture events several fields. Therefore, researchers propose ?studying through? method where power networks relationships between actors, discourses given time space, which arise when begins, monitored. When comes ?new? material, sake researching anthropologists turn more archival using various political documents laws, strategies, recommendations, line with above, this aims present point out different such research, emphasize importance field important society.