This article proposes a conceptual and methodological systematisation of political-administrative relations between a governmental authority and the cultural organisations it supervises, allowing for the identification of situations of harmony, tension, neutrality, and ambiguity between the parties. A taxonomy is proposed for defining these concepts, as well as the ways in which these relational situations are expressed by the agents, based on empirical evidence that enables their characterization. The study was based on an exploratory and qualitative methodology. Content analysis was carried out on a corpus of press sources, with two rounds of coding (deductive and inductive). The corpus refers to the chosen case study - the Portuguese Ministry of Culture and its dependent cultural organizations. The results support the conceptualization proposed and explain the categories and variables relevant to the characterization of relational expressions. The research contributes to the diagnosis of these relationships, enhancing their transparency and cultural governance processes.

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public administration and policy,political-administrative relations,governance,cultural policy,cultural organisations