ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the theoretical framework. It seeks to identify the mechanisms and intermediate actors of the circulation process. The analysis of the effects of the internationalisation of public action in the context of 'reception' often mobilises a series of concepts-synthesis, namely learning, appropriation, internalisation, and localisation. Based on constructivist literature in International Relations and on the cognitive analysis of public policies, the analytical framework was created to capture the content, mechanisms, and political implications of the internationalisation of Brazilian public policy instruments. Several authors have proposed to intersect the policy transfer approach with that of learning. The analysis of public policies has, since the 1960s, highlighted the multiple dysfunctions of state action as well as the vagaries of decision-making processes at the domestic level. This movement has helped deconstruct the myth of the rationality of public decisions and, under the impetus of the sociology of organisations, has also contributed to considering inter-individual interactions.
