Knowledge communities and policy influence in China

2022 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 105737
Author(s):  
May Farid ◽  
Lori Noguchi
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Communities ◽  
Policy Influence

Comparisons across World Regions

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian von Soest ◽  
Alexander Stroh
Keyword(s):  
Research Strategy ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Knowledge Communities ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
World Regions ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Context Knowledge ◽  
Globalized World ◽  
Academic Discourses ◽  
Practical Level

Scholars often pay insufficient attention to bridging the research divide between different world regions. The authors argue that structured qualitative comparisons across world regions offer a sound middle ground for the integration of universal approaches and context knowledge. The chapter puts forward suggestions about how to deal with challenges in cross-area comparisons at the conceptual, methodological, and practical level. First, scholars should integrate region-centered academic discourses to foster conceptual advancement and empirical research, thereby overcoming the restricted horizons of specific knowledge communities. Second, systematic research designs and case-selection criteria should be aligned with area awareness to reap the benefits of cross-regional CAS. Third, the authors’ notion of “applied CAS” implies that practical considerations for successful comparative research must be understood as an important constituent of any successful research strategy. Cross-area comparisons are indispensable if social science aims to provide truly universal explanations in touch with the diverse realities of a globalized world.

scholarly journals Agenda-setting and Public Policy in Private Foundations

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Kate Williamson ◽  
Belinda Luke
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Public Communication ◽  
Philanthropic Foundations ◽  
Policy Influence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Foundations ◽  
Social Causes ◽  
The U.S

AbstractThis paper examines advocacy, agenda-setting and the public policy focus of private philanthropic foundations in Australia. While concerns have been raised regarding advocacy and public policy influence of foundations in countries such as the U.S., less is understood on this issue in other contexts. Interviews were conducted with 11 managers and trustees of 10 Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs) in late 2014. Analysis of publicly available data on the participating PAFs was then undertaken comparing PAF information available at the time of the interviews with that available approximately five years later, to consider any changes in the public communication of their agendas. Findings reveal PAFs’ agendas were largely consistent with public policy but may vary in the approaches to address social causes. Further, a preference for privacy indicates the PAF sector may be characterised as ‘quiet philanthropy’ rather than having a visible public presence. As such, PAFs’ advocacy focused on promoting philanthropy, rather than altering or influencing public policy. Our main contention is that the conceptions of advocacy in structured philanthropy are dominated by the obvious, the outliers and the noisy. Our contribution to the philanthropic literature is a more nuanced and broader discussion of how advocacy and agenda-setting occurs and is understood in the mainstream.

scholarly journals From Castalia to Wikipedia: Openness and Closure in Knowledge Communities

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Roberts ◽  
Michael A. Peters
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Communities

scholarly journals Can Mandated Political Representation Increase Policy Influence for Disadvantaged Minorities? Theory and Evidence from India

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 1132-1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohini Pande
Keyword(s):  
Policy Making ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
Representative Democracy ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Basic Premise ◽  
Policy Influence ◽  
Disadvantaged Groups ◽  
Institutional Features

A basic premise of representative democracy is that all those subject to policy should have a voice in its making. However, policies enacted by electorally accountable governments often fail to reflect the interests of disadvantaged minorities. This paper exploits the institutional features of political reservation, as practiced in Indian states, to examine the role of mandated political representation in providing disadvantaged groups influence over policy-making. I find that political reservation has increased transfers to groups which benefit from the mandate. This finding also suggests that complete policy commitment may be absent in democracies, as is found in this case.

Developing Accessible Cyberinfrastructure-Enabled Knowledge Communities in the National Disability Community: Theory, Practice, and Policy

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
William N. Myhill ◽  
Derrick L. Cogburn ◽  
Deepti Samant ◽  
Benjamin Kwasi Addom ◽  
Peter Blanck
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Communities ◽  
Community Theory
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