The transformation of the state is imminent, this is because other factors, that under the current situation of governance there is not an strategic actor in the new global order, that can manage the monopoly of knowledge, experience and resources needed to solve the problems and get new efficiently, opportunities. Therefore, must devise and reinvent new forms of governance in the company of other strategic actors, one of these actors is citizenship. In this regard, we must ask, what is the role of citizen participation?It is necessary to involve thinking about public policy, as one of the roles in which citizens may or may not make such effective participation. Taking into account, that public policy instruments can encourage and strengthen governance, in scenarios where there is a real participation of citizens. Let us see how true this is.