September 23, 2025Sayıştay DergisiOpen Access

Public Budgets as Expressions of Political Culture and Collective Imagination

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This theoretical analysis reveals political culture influences public budgeting, indicating a need for democratization.

Public budgets are framed by political culture and collective imagination, which challenge perceived neutrality.
The study emphasizes that technocratic approaches overlook the ideological foundations inherent in budgeting.
A politicized understanding of budgeting calls for a shift from conventional, depoliticized perspectives to embrace ideologies.
Potential exists to transform budgets into tools for collective self-determination and participatory governance.

Metehan Cömert (2025) studied this question.

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