Policy Coherence in Development Co-operation

Forster, Jacques; Stokke, Olav Schram

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“…Among other things, the "infrastructure of aid" has been rearranged, argue policy researchers Jacques Forster and Olav Stokke. 87 Political scientist Kenneth King and 82 Forster, J. and O. e. Stokke (1999). Policy Coherence in Development Cooperation, international education researcher Simon McGrath agree and point out that the influence of the UN has since been reduced and been partially replaced by organizations such as the OECD and the WTO that are controlled by the wealthiest countries.…”

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Aiding science : Swedish research aid policy 1973-2008

Gyberg¹

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Section: Changes In Foreign Aidmentioning

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Aiding science : Swedish research aid policy 1973-2008

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“…A second set instead captures the process perspective (Jones 2002;Lockhart 2005;OECD 2003a), often concentrating on the organizational setup to attain consistency/coherence. A third set of studies mentions -either implicitly or explicitly -both state and process perspectives, but uses the same term -typically coherencefor both (Den Hertog, Stroß 2011;Forster, Stokke 1999;McLean Hilker 2004).…”

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“…While some base their definition on the absence of contradictions and non-conflicting signals (Forster, Stokke 1999;Van Bommel, Kuindersma 2008), others refer to the consistency or coherence among policies (Bigsten 2007;Di Francesco 2001;OECD 1996), while still others speak of consistency or coherence between objectives and instruments (Fukasaku, Hirata 1995;Picciotto 2005).…”

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Going Beyond Instrument Interactions: Towards a More Comprehensive Policy Mix Conceptualization for Environmental Technological Change

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Reichardt

2015

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The works available here are the responsibility of the individual author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of other SPRU researchers. As matters of policy and practice, SPRU does not endorse individual research contributions. Guidelines for authorsPapers shall be submitted in pdf or Word format. They should contain a title, an abstract, and keywords. Papers should be submitted to one of the Editors, who will process them and send them to the appropriate Associate Editor. Two members of SPRU will be asked to provide a short written review within three weeks. The revised versions of the paper, together with a reply to the reviewers, should be sent to the Associate Editor, who will propose to the Editors its publication on the series. When submitting the authors should indicate if the paper has already undergone peer-reviewing, in which case the Associate Editors may decide to skip internal review process. Abstract:Reaching a better understanding of the policies and politics of transitions presents a main agenda item in the emerging field of sustainability transitions. One important requirement for these transitions, such as the move towards a decarbonized energy system, is the redirection and acceleration of technological change, for which policies play a key role. Several studies of policies supporting environmental technological change have argued for the need to combine different policy instruments in so-called policy mixes. However, existing policy mix studies often fall short of reflecting the complexity and dynamics of actual policy mixes and the underlying politics of (re)designing them. In this paper we take a first step towards a more comprehensive, interdisciplinary policy mix concept for environmental technological change based on a review of the bodies of literature on innovation studies, environmental economics and policy analysis. The concept introduces a clear terminology and consists of the three building blocks elements, processes and characteristics, which can be delineated by several dimensions. Throughout the paper, we illustrate the concept using the example of the policy mix for fostering the transition of the German energy system to renewable power generation technologies. We argue that the proposed concept provides an integrating analytical framework for empirical studies analyzing the impact of the policy mix on environmental technological change and sustainability transitions more broadly. Finally, we derive policy implications and suggest avenues for future research.

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“…While the DAC already introduced the concept of PCD in 1991, only limited progress was made throughout the 1990s and early 2000s to develop and promote it. Moreover, the concept was framed negatively, in terms of avoiding policy incoherence (Carbone, 2009;Forster & Stokke, 1999b). As we will show in this article, it took until 2007 before PCD became a central issue on the OECD's political agenda and was further elaborated as a tool for transformative development.…”

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“…More specifically, we seek to explain the rise of the concept on the Western donor's aid agenda. While donor countries traditionally had a lukewarm attitude towards its promotion (Forster & Stokke, 1999b;Ashoff, 2005;Carbone 2009), since the mid-2000s the concept has become 'one of the most hotly debated issues among donors' (Hoebink 2010b: 9) and has increasingly been seen within policy circles as a tool for transformative development (DIIS, 2013;ECDPM, 2014;ODI, DIE, & ECDPM, 2013;OECD, 2013b). This shift is most clearly reflected in the work of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and its Development Assistance Committee (DAC).…”

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The Rise of Policy Coherence for Development: A Multi-Causal Approach

2015

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In recent years policy coherence for development (PCD) has become a key principle in international development debates, and it is likely to become even more relevant in the discussions on the post-2015 sustainable development goals. This article addresses the rise of PCD on the Western donors' aid agenda. While the concept already appeared in the work of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the early 1990s, it took until 2007 before PCD became one of the Organisation's key priorities. We adopt a complexity-sensitive perspective, involving a process-tracing analysis and a multi-causal explanatory framework. We argue that the rise of PCD is not as contingent as it looks. While actors such as the EU, the DAC and OECD Secretariat were the 'active causes' of the rise of PCD, it is equally important to look at the underlying 'constitutive causes' which enabled policy coherence to thrive well.

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Policy Coherence in Development Co-operation

Cited by 14 publications

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Aiding science : Swedish research aid policy 1973-2008

Aiding science : Swedish research aid policy 1973-2008

Going Beyond Instrument Interactions: Towards a More Comprehensive Policy Mix Conceptualization for Environmental Technological Change

The Rise of Policy Coherence for Development: A Multi-Causal Approach

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