Assessing 30 years of Westminster policy advisory system experience

Craft, Jonathan; Halligan, John

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“…Although the international dimensions of policy advice may be mentioned (Gluckman, 2016), these studies have tended to focus on domestic institutions and processes. A recent review acknowledges the gap, noting that more empirical inquiry is needed of "supranational advisory units" (Craft & Halligan, forthcoming 2016). Even so, work is already underway (Pal, 2016;Trondal, 2016), especially concerning the role of expertise in International…”

Section: Evidence and Impact In Science Diplomacy Policy Processesmentioning

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Science diplomacy and transnational governance impact

Legrand

Stone

2018

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Science diplomacy is coming to the fore as a formidable dimension of inter-state power relations. As the challenges of the world increasingly transcend borders, so too have researchers and innovators forged international coalitions to resolve global pathologies. In doing so, new channels of influence and opportunity have opened up for states alongside the 'traditional' modes of foreign diplomacy. Understanding how these channels influence global socio-economic outcomes is thereby crucial for scholars interested in the still-ambiguous structure and processes of global governance. This article advances understanding of the domains of science diplomacy by drawing attention to the 'political intercostalities' of state actors, scientific communities and other transnational actors within the new architectures of global governance. Here we trace the growing array of informal international associations alongside transgovernmental policy networks and 'global public-policy partnerships' that deal with highly specialised and technical matters of international policy and how they are drawn into science diplomacy. This article thus presents a research agenda for a particular mode of 'impact' in politics and international studies.

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Section: Evidence and Impact In Science Diplomacy Policy Processesmentioning

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Science diplomacy and transnational governance impact

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Stone

2018

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“…If Wildavsky () focused on “speaking truth to power,” later authors found “weaving” (Parsons ) or “sharing truth with many actors of influence” (Prince : 179) closer to the reality of policy advice. In short, we have paid much more attention to “the configuration, operation and dynamics of policy advisory systems” (Craft and Halligan : 57) developing richer and stronger images for them.…”

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“…Public policy and decision‐making literatures have had a long engagement with the provision, distribution, and use of knowledge (Jennings and Hall ; Howlett and Newman ; Young ). Over the past decades the analysis of these patterns has increasingly become more sophisticated (Veselý ; Craft and Halligan ; Newman, Cherney and Head ; Howlett, Wellstead and Craft ) and we give a brief account of this trajectory below. Despite the richness of the literature, the specific role of academics in the provision of policy advice and research and the attitudes of the two communities to each other have been less studied.…”

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“…Multiple communities are engaged in the policy-making ecosystem and in the production, distribution and use of knowledge within it. These communities differ in terms of values, internal logics and structures (Vesel y 2017), and across jurisdictions (Craft and Halligan 2017). Historically, relationships among these actors were originally studied through locational models where influence depended on whether they produced, consumed or brokered advice and knowledge (Clark and Jones 1999;Howlett 2011;Cappe 2011).…”

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Academic research and engagement with the Canadian public service: Insights from three surveys

Migone¹,

Brock²

2017

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This article explores the area of research engagement between two very important communities in the Canadian public policy landscape: academics and senior public service executives. Using data from three surveys, we argue that while public sector executives may be more receptive to academic research than the literature suggests, academic advice and knowledge remain underutilized. While there does not seem to be a strong cleavage between the two groups, they also tend to come together mostly under very specific conditions. Oddly enough, academics do not seem to be troubled by the underutilization of their research.

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“…This remains the case despite contemporary research which finds policy advising consists of a broader set of activities such as “research, data analysis, proposal development, consultation with stakeholders, formulation of advice for decision makers, guiding policy through governmental and parliamentary processes, and the subsequent evaluation of the outcomes of the policy” (Gregory and Lonti : 838; Veselý ). As such, policy advice is better understood as the provision of recommendations, guidance, and the articulation of preferences in support of policy work (Craft and Halligan ).…”

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Digital era policy advising: Clouding ministerial perspectives?

Marando¹,

Craft²

2017

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The growing body of literature on digital governance, and policy advisory systems, often neglects the perspective of elected decision makers. What types of policy advice do ministers need in the digital governance era? Is digitization of government and policymaking reshaping supply and demand dynamics, the content of policy advice, or how advice is used within the policy process? This article borrows existing theoretical frames on digital governance to examine these and other questions from the perspective of ministers. The digital governance era will undoubtedly introduce novel disruptions and dilemmas, but it will also intensify longstanding tensions inherent in advisory work linked to questions of influence, capacity, and how well advisory systems adapt to serve ministers. We use information processing dynamics, policy entrepreneurship, and control and coordination to ground analysis of ministers' advisory demand in the digital governance era. We highlight unique considerations that apply to ministers as well as reflection on their place within the broader context of advisory work. We employ vignettes from the perspective of ministers throughout the article as a useful way to personalize the digital era disruptions and dilemmas particular to ministers.Sommaire : Le point de vue des d ecideurs elus est souvent n eglig e par l'ensemble croissant d'ouvrages portant sur la gouvernance num erique et les systèmes de consultation sur la politique. De quels types de conseils strat egiques les ministres ontils besoin a l'ère de la gouvernance num erique? Est-ce que la num erisation du gouvernement et de la prise de d ecisions remodèle les dynamiques de l'offre et de la demande, le contenu des conseils en matière de politique, ou la manière dont la consultation est utilis ee au sein du processus de politiques? En empruntant les cadres th eoriques existants sur la gouvernance num erique, cet article etudie ces questions parmi d'autres, du point de vue des ministres. L'ère de la gouvernance num erique engendrera sans nul doute de nouveaux dilemmes et perturbations; elle intensifiera aussi les tensions de longue date qui sont inh erentes au travail consultatif et li ees aux questions d'influence, de comp etences, et a la manière dont les systèmes consultatifs s'adaptent pour servir les ministres. Afin de baser l'analyse de demande consultative des ministres a l'ère de la gouvernance num erique, nous utilisons les dynamiques du traitement de l'information, l'entrepreneuriat en politiques, le contrôle et la coordination. Nous soulignons les consid erations particulières qui s'appliquent aux ministres, ainsi que la r eflexion sur la place qu'elles occupent au sein du contexte elargi du travail consultatif. Tout au long de cet article, nous utilisons des vignettes dans

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Assessing 30 years of Westminster policy advisory system experience

Cited by 94 publications

References 60 publications

Science diplomacy and transnational governance impact

Science diplomacy and transnational governance impact

Academic research and engagement with the Canadian public service: Insights from three surveys

Digital era policy advising: Clouding ministerial perspectives?

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