Institutional Communication Revisited: Preferences, Opportunity Structures and Scientific Expertise in Policy Networks

Leifeld, Philip; Schneider, Volker

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“…Despite the many workshops and meetings to discuss the REDD+ processes, which should have provided information exchange with low transaction costs (Leifeld and Schneider 2010) and facilitated trust-building (Henry and Dietz 2011), organizations tended to exchange information with similar organizations, which could indicate differing perceptions of the CSL of information and information sources, as well, perhaps, as a lack of trust between groups (Henry and Dietz 2011). Interestingly, government agencies were completely isolated in the reciprocated network: regular reciprocated information exchange occurred only with other government agencies, a phenomenon identified by the high negative E-I Index for governmental organizations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Following a policy network approach, we focused our analysis at the level of organizations (meso level; Laumann andKnoke 1987, Marsh andSmith 2000). Therefore, we specifically investigated interorganizational linkages.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These writers suggest the creation of policy has become an iterative process in which a diversity of actors exchange, compete, and negotiate in both formal and informal arenas (Peterson 2003, Weible and Sabatier 2005, Leifeld and Schneider 2010, Fischer 2011. By producing and disseminating information, state and nonstate actors can affect the viability of policy creation and implementation (Börzel 1997, Peterson 2003).…”

Section: Theoretical Framework: Wicked Problems Power and Policy Nementioning

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Information Networks and Power: Confronting the "Wicked Problem" of REDD+ in Indonesia

Moeliono¹,

Gallemore²,

Santoso³

et al. 2014

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ABSTRACT. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is a priority issue for forest and climate policy in Indonesia, and REDD+ policy-making activity has been characterized by considerable public consultation. Despite this engagement, discussions on REDD+ in Indonesia are reported to have remained top-down, a disconcerting pattern when adaptive governance and transformational change require cross-scale and cross-sectoral communication. Explicitly modeling the patterns of information exchange related to REDD+ can clarify these claims and help identify potential barriers to the transformational change needed to implement REDD+. We used data obtained through semistructured and structured interviews held in 2011 with representatives from a broad range of organizations (N = 64), formally or informally involved in the national REDD+ policy processes in Indonesia, to study REDD-related information exchange. Adopting a social network analysis approach, we found that (1) organizations perceived as most influential in REDD+ policy formulation, often, but not exclusively, those with institutional authority over particular aspects of REDD+, tend not to seek information from other actors and (2) organizations exchange information primarily within three clusters of similar organizations, with weak connections between clusters. This evidence suggests weak information exchange between the national government, national civil society, and transnational actors. We contend that the emergence of brokers able to connect these different clusters will be crucial for effective and inclusive REDD+ governance in Indonesia.

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Information Networks and Power: Confronting the "Wicked Problem" of REDD+ in Indonesia

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Gallemore²,

Santoso³

et al. 2014

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“…The surveys included items on organizations' general activities, activities specifically related to REDD+, stances on salient REDD+ policy questions, and engagement in in REDD+ policy networks, understood as arrangements of relationships between organizations in the national REDD+ policy domain (Kenis and Schneider, 1991;Leifeld and Schneider, 2010;Fischer, 2011). Semi-structured questionnaires allowed the interviewees to elaborate more freely on their organization's experiences in REDD+ policy development and implementation.…”

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REDD+ in Indonesia: A new mode of governance or just another project?

Moeliono

Brockhaus

Gallemore

et al. 2020

Forest Policy and Economics

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“…Where there exists a network of policy actors, then a related network of policy instruments may also be found. Links between actors are made on the basis of a number of factors including political opportunity, institutional roles, preference similarity, reputation, transaction costs, influence and social trust [25] . The motivation and engagement of individual policy actors is driven by their perceptions and assumptions [26] .…”

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Rapid Policy Network Mapping: A New Method for Understanding Governance Structures for Implementation of Marine Environmental Policy

2011

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Understanding the relationships and dependencies in the development and implementation of environmental policy is essential to the effective management of the marine environment. A new method of policy network analysis called ‘Rapid Policy Network Mapping’ was developed that delivers an insight for both technical and non-technical users into the lifecycle, relationships and dependencies of policy development. The method was applied to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the Water Framework Directive in the UK. These case studies highlight the environmental policy challenges to protect the UK's marine coastal environment and they identify differences in the styles of policy implementation between the devolved authorities of the UK. Rapid Policy Network Mapping provides an opportunity to create a collaborative policy data environment with a relatively small investment. As a tool for civil society it should assist in their ability to understand and influence policy making and implementation.

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Institutional Communication Revisited: Preferences, Opportunity Structures and Scientific Expertise in Policy Networks

Cited by 10 publications

References 32 publications

Information Networks and Power: Confronting the "Wicked Problem" of REDD+ in Indonesia

Information Networks and Power: Confronting the "Wicked Problem" of REDD+ in Indonesia

REDD+ in Indonesia: A new mode of governance or just another project?

Rapid Policy Network Mapping: A New Method for Understanding Governance Structures for Implementation of Marine Environmental Policy

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