scholarly journals Dynamics of Behavioural Expertise Under COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joram Feitsma ◽  
Mark Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Knowledge Source ◽  
Behavioural Science ◽  
Science Community ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Shed Light

<p>Many government responses to the coronavirus-pandemic have been marked by attempts at expertization and scientization. Particularly, politico-epistemological authority is being given to the behavioural science community consulting government. This article critically scrutinizes this most recent wave of behavioural expertization. Taking developments in the UK and the Netherlands as our case-studies, we shed light on the disparate ways in which behavioural expertise is being (re)shaped during COVID-19. Some of these ways point at processes of behavioural expertise ‘drift’, in which the applicability and robustness of this knowledge source gets overstated. Other ways instead point at processes of behavioural expertise ‘thrift’ or ‘shift’, where the knowledge is used only minimally or taken in wholly new and norm-breaking directions. Doing so, we seek to demonstrate the importance of institutional context in understanding how behavioural expertise is currently shaping public policy: underpinning institutional configurations determine whether the expertise is gauged and applied effectively.<i></i></p>

scholarly journals Dynamics of Behavioural Expertise under COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joram Feitsma ◽  
Mark Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Knowledge Source ◽  
Behavioural Science ◽  
Science Community ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Shed Light

<p>Many government responses to the coronavirus-pandemic have been marked by attempts at expertization and scientization. Particularly, politico-epistemological authority is being given to the behavioural science community consulting government. This article critically scrutinizes this most recent wave of behavioural expertization. Taking developments in the UK and the Netherlands as our case-studies, we shed light on the disparate ways in which behavioural expertise is being (re)shaped during COVID-19. Some of these ways point at processes of behavioural expertise ‘drift’, in which the applicability and robustness of this knowledge source gets overstated. Other ways instead point at processes of behavioural expertise ‘thrift’ or ‘shift’, where the knowledge is used only minimally or taken in wholly new and norm-breaking directions. Doing so, we seek to demonstrate the importance of institutional context in understanding how behavioural expertise is currently shaping public policy: underpinning institutional configurations determine whether the expertise is gauged and applied effectively.<i></i></p>

scholarly journals Dynamics of Behavioural Expertise under COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joram Feitsma ◽  
Mark Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Knowledge Source ◽  
Behavioural Science ◽  
Science Community ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Shed Light

<p>Many government responses to the coronavirus-pandemic have been marked by attempts at expertization and scientization. Particularly, politico-epistemological authority is being given to the behavioural science community consulting government. This article critically scrutinizes this most recent wave of behavioural expertization. Taking developments in the UK and the Netherlands as our case-studies, we shed light on the disparate ways in which behavioural expertise is being (re)shaped during COVID-19. Some of these ways point at processes of behavioural expertise ‘drift’, in which the applicability and robustness of this knowledge source gets overstated. Other ways instead point at processes of behavioural expertise ‘thrift’ or ‘shift’, where the knowledge is used only minimally or taken in wholly new and norm-breaking directions. Doing so, we seek to demonstrate the importance of institutional context in understanding how behavioural expertise is currently shaping public policy: underpinning institutional configurations determine whether the expertise is gauged and applied effectively.<i></i></p>

Asylum-seekers falsely implicating themselves in international crimes: Should they be informed of the existence of Article 1F of the Refugee Convention?

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-101
Author(s):  
Brian Moore ◽  
Joris van Wijk
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Refugee Convention ◽  
International Crimes ◽  
Refugee Claim ◽  
The Uk ◽  
National Governments

Case studies in the Netherlands and the UK of asylum applicants excluded or under consideration of exclusion pursuant to Article 1Fa of the Refugee Convention reveal that some applicants falsely implicated themselves in serious crimes or behaviours in order to enhance their refugee claim. This may have serious consequences for the excluded persons themselves, as well as for national governments dealing with them. For this reason we suggest immigration authorities could consider forewarning asylum applicants i.e. before their interview, about the existence, purpose and possible consequences of exclusion on the basis of Article 1F.

Organisation of work and working times in IT

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janneke Plantenga ◽  
Chantal Remery
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Working Time ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Full Time ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Relevant Factors

This article explores the organisation of work and working times in IT. It builds on case-studies in five European countries: Denmark, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands and the UK. At first glance, the organisation of work and working time seems quite traditional: a full-time permanent contract is still the standard. Yet, new forms of employment do occur. Relevant factors in this respect are the nature of the service provided, the nature of the workforce and flexibility requirements.

Considering national varieties in the temporary staffing industry and institutional change: Evidence from the UK and Germany

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Systems Change ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Significant Growth ◽  
Temporary Staffing ◽  
The Uk ◽  
National Institutional Context

The temporary staffing industry has experienced significant growth in recent decades across many countries and sectors. The particular characteristics of the temporary staffing industry are influenced by the national institutional context in which they are embedded. This article presents empirical findings to investigate the concept of a national temporary staffing industry using two case studies, the UK and Germany. Through analysis of two national markets for temporary staffing, the article discusses the importance of investigating the wider institutional environment in which an industry is embedded, the interactions and interdependencies between the actors involved, and the relationships and activities through which an industry is co-created and constituted. Theoretically, this article seeks to stress the importance of considering how institutional systems change, rather than focusing on characteristics used to categorise socio-economic systems. Empirically, this article reveals the features and developments of two national temporary staffing industries within Europe. This advances our understanding of changes in the temporary staffing industry in two European settings, and also highlights the importance of considering geographically specific national varieties of economic systems as dynamic institutional ecologies.

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