Analysis of the social network of the Instance of Governance of the Caminho Novo Tourist Circuit, MG: a complex and systemic perspective

The objective of this research was to analyze the composition, organization, and operation of the Caminho Novo-MG Tourist Circuit (CTCN), within the context of public tourism policies, supported by complex systems theory and using as support (1998) and his reconstruction proposed by Moesch and Beni (2015, 2017). As methodological tools, we used the snowball method applied in three steps, the analysis of social networks focusing on the theory of weak and strong ties of Granovetter (1973, 1983) and the structural holes of Burt (1992). Also, it was used in the research the content analysis adapted of Bardin (2011) and the elaboration of sociograms of the relationships maintained between social agents. As the main results, we highlight the lack of a regional network capable of producing useful results, the low understanding of the municipalities on public tourism policies, a substantial municipal and regional interference linked to a scenario of discontinuity of public management and a competitive position with reduced participation of social agents to work in a network.