title: [Evaluation of public policies and initiatives in food and nutrition security: dilemmas and methodological perspectives].
abstract: The scope of this article is to analyze the main challenges and perspectives linked to the evaluation of public policies in food and nutrition security. The conclusion reached is that considering the complexity of actions in this area, it is important to discuss the limits of traditional evaluation strategies and move forward with the creation of new theoretical and methodological alternatives.
authors.forename: Rosana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Magalhães
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005523:Food Supply; D006801:Humans; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D011640:Public Policy