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Recent studies and surveys of public opinion indicate a marked decline in the confidence that the population places in the political class. This situation is intensified by the identification of the formation of elites, resulting from the overlapping of interests, which causes the dissemination of attitudes like indifference, conformism and distancing from the political arena (AVRITZER, ANASTASIA, 2006). Although there is in the literature qualified records of the search for solutions to the crisis in political representation, citizen participation is still restricted to a complementary mechanism (GUGLIANO, 2004). After the identification of the absence of studies that associate the process of elaboration of public policies to the field of Design, a bibliographical review was developed (GIL, 2002). This study aims to introduce a discussion about the possible relationship between Design Management and public policies, presenting a reflection on the complex and still imprecise structure that integrates design visions, management, public interests, citizen participation and functioning of the political system , presenting some considerations understood as convergences between these different fields.