scholarly journals Exploring the ways environmental science is used and valued by policy-makers in Portugal: a case study

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. C05 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Margarida Sardo ◽  
Emma Weitkamp
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Policy Cycle ◽  
General Belief ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Working Together

Policy-makers, researchers and the general public seem to agree that there is a need for evidence-based policies. Here we report on a case study which explores environmental policy-making at the national and local levels in one European country, Portugal. The case study focuses on understanding how that scientific evidence is used and valued by policy-makers. Our data show that in Portugal there are opportunities at national and local level for scientific evidence to influence environmental policy-making and there is a general belief amongst policy-makers that scientific evidence is essential for the development of solid and trustworthy policies. However, challenges remain, including difficulties in working together and challenges imposed by the policy cycle. The bridge may not yet be fully constructed, but in Portugal, policy-makers largely recognise the need for scientific evidence and the research community is beginning to reach out, looking for ways to connect with the policy community.

Agenda-Setting and Business-Government Relations across the EU’s Policy-Making Cycle

2021 ◽  
pp. 111-140
Author(s):  
David Coen ◽  
Alexander Katsaitis ◽  
Matia Vannoni
Keyword(s):  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Policy Cycle ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Government Relations ◽  
Policy Making Process ◽  
Business Lobbying

This chapter examines the policy cycle’s role in agenda-setting and business mobilization. The chapter draws from theories on agenda-setting and deliberative theory. It discusses agenda-setting procedures in the EU’s context and their impact on business mobilization. Conversely, it addresses business strategies to influence the EU’s agenda, and policy outcomes across the policy-making process. Empirically, it employs extensive surveys of business and policy-makers. The chapter also includes a case study on business strategies across the policy cycle focusing on the car emissions scandal (Diesel-gate). Finally, the chapter provide a rare and systematic glimpse into members of the European Parliament’s perceptions of business lobbying across the policy cycle. In doing so, it contributes to discussions on influence, insiders/outsiders, consultations, business lobbying coalitions, and deliberation in policy-making.

Developing Virtual Communities to Support Drug Policy Knowledge Exchange

2013 ◽  
pp. 279-302
Author(s):  
Mowafa Househ ◽  
Andre W. Kushniruk ◽  
Malcolm Maclure ◽  
Bruce Carleton ◽  
Denise Cloutier-Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Drug Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Policy Making Process ◽  
Action Case

Within Canada, there is a growing need in the area of drug policy to develop virtual communities to facilitate knowledge exchange between academics and policy-makers. Such collaborations are regarded as a way to make research relevant by influencing the policy-making process. This chapter presents an action case study of three drug policy groups participating in various virtual knowledge exchange activities. The experiences and lessons learned by each group participating in this study are provided. Recommendations and solutions to conduct successful virtual knowledge exchange meetings based on the findings of this research are also provided.

13. Environmental Policy

2020 ◽  
pp. 297-320
Author(s):  
Andrea Lenschow
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Policy Coordination ◽  
Historical Evolution ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Environmental Interest Groups ◽  
The Eu

This chapter focuses on the European Union’s environmental policy, the development of which was characterized by institutional deepening and the substantial expansion of environmental issues covered by EU decisions and regulations. Environmental policy presents a host of challenges for policy-makers, including the choice of appropriate instruments, improvement of implementation performance, and better policy coordination at all levels of policy-making. The chapter points to the continuing adaptations that have been made in these areas. It first considers the historical evolution of environmental policy in the EU before discussing the main actors in EU environmental policy-making, namely: the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament, the Court of Justice of the European Union, and environmental interest groups. The chapter also looks at the EU as an international actor.

Case Study: Nontraditional Partners in the Case of Kansas City

2019 ◽  
pp. 445-450
Author(s):  
Scott Hall ◽  
Rex Archer
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Kansas City ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Chamber Of Commerce ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Multiple Jurisdictions

This chapter demonstrates the power of non-traditional partnerships to achieve policy change at the local level. The chapter's review of the work of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and the KCMO Health Department to motivate adoption of Tobacco 21 initiatives in multiple jurisdictions highlights the importance of business and public health working together.

Local E-Government Partnerships

2009 ◽  
pp. 105-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Cotterill
Keyword(s):  
Policy Making ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Leadership Accountability ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Local Partnerships

In the United Kingdom and throughout the world there is increasing emphasis on public sector organizations working together in local partnerships. Partnerships can potentially encourage the delivery of joined-up services to citizens, promote democracy, and improve public policy making, but partnership working is not always easy and can be challenging for the individuals and organisations involved. This chapter will report on recent research into how English local authorities and their partners work together on electronic government. The research is based on a systematic literature review and a case study of a sub-regional e-government partnership, using a mixed methods approach combining social network analysis with qualitative interviews. The research identifies the importance of network structure to e-government partnerships and explores a number of other significant themes including leadership, accountability, embeddedness, and size of organization.

Policy-making at local level: an analysis of Turkish municipalities

2018 ◽  
pp. 105-120
Author(s):  
Ulaş Bayraktar
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Policy Cycle ◽  
Legal Reforms ◽  
General Overview ◽  
Radical Transformation

Turkish local governments have undergone a radical transformation since the 1980s. Accompanied by a rhetoric of decentralising and democratising reforms, related legal changes have been criticised in the light of either nationalist or democratic, participatory concerns. At the heart of such important waves of legal reforms lay the municipalities as the main service provider in urban settings. This chapter presents a general overview of the state of policy analysis in Turkish municipalities. It argues that municipalities governed by very strong executives, prioritise populist services delivered through subcontracts and controlled weakly by political and civil actors and arbitrarily by the central government. The classical public policy cycle approach will inform the discussion.

Use of Geo-Information in Environmental Policy

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-58
Author(s):  
Wies Vullings ◽  
Jandirk Bulens ◽  
Dennis Walvoort
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Spatial Thinking ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Data Infrastructure

To date, use of the full potential of geo-information is not often applied in the daily practice of policy makers. The main questions explored by this research are: Why is geo-information not widely used in policy and how can this be improved? A conceptual framework was developed to evaluate the use of geo-information. For five cases, the use of geo-information was evaluated by means of this framework. The results of the evaluation, as well as the usefulness of the framework, are discussed. Recommendations on spatial thinking and practice, availability and quality of a spatial data infrastructure and implementation of new geo-applications in policy-making are also made.

scholarly journals Exploring work: the interaction between scientists and policy-makers. Case study of 863 Plan of China

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. C04
Author(s):  
Wen Ke
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Boundary Work ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Interaction Process ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Science Advice

Improving communications between scientists and policy makers have being received more and more attention in China. Based on negotiation-boundary work theory (Jasanoff, 1990), this paper presents an analysis of the interface between scientists and policy makers by drawing on the Strategic High-tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Program). The analysis indicates, first, that it is very important of science advice in China, the negotiation and the consensus between scientists and policy makers is vital for policy making; second, that it is dangerous to rely on Technocracy in China, the policy makers give up the discretion while influence experts’ decisions by controlling the consist of scientist advisory committee, which directly result in politicalizing academic research. For scientists and policy makers in China, they should redefine their respective authority boundary, and make the interaction process open and transparent.

scholarly journals “And Slowly, the Integration and the Growing and the Learning”: Nuanced Notions of Integration of Bhutanese Refugees in US Cities

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Annie Taccolini Pannagio ◽  
Odessa Gonzalez Benson
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Wide Scale ◽  
Us Cities ◽  
Bhutanese Refugee

Policy related to refugee integration focuses on economic factors, while integration is not clearly operationalized nor is it being systematically measured and tracked in policy implementation. This study poses the question, how can local-level integration be conceptualized based on the perspectives of resettled refugees, to add nuance to policy. Using a case study approach with a nation-wide scale, data include 40 interviews and five focus groups with leaders of Bhutanese refugee-run organizations in 35 cities across the United States. Findings illustrate the importance of bonds, bridges and links in non-linear, relational integration. Findings also suggest that better access to services and resources is the responsibility of policy-makers and would lead to stronger bridges over time. This complicates existing policy and implies that resettlement programming should remain individualized and contextual from the ground level to the national level.

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