Configuring the Research and Policy Communities

2021 ◽  
pp. 129-154
Author(s):  
Karen Bogenschneider ◽  
Thomas J. Corbett
Keyword(s):  
Policy Communities ◽  
Research And Policy

scholarly journals WHO Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Kuchenmueller
Keyword(s):  
Planned Change ◽  
Policy Network ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Country Level ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Policy Communities ◽  
Research To Policy ◽  
Research And Policy ◽  
Improve Health

Abstract Despite considerable investments into the generation of research worldwide, research is frequently not used in practice or policy. A substantial body of evidence is showing that using research requires significant and planned change at individual, organizational and systems levels. To support and guide WHO Member States in the endeavor of strengthening evidence-informed policy-making, the WHO Regional Office for Europe launched the Evidence-informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) Europe at the end of 2012. It is a capacity building initiative that aims to create, train, guide and institutionalize innovative, multisectoral and multidisciplinary partnerships and teams at the country level. Assisted by EVIPNet Europe, these teams initiate and implement national research-to-policy processes, such as developing user-friendly evidence briefs for policy on high-priority policy issues targeted and tailored to policy-makers, holding policy dialogues, and creating linkages and exchange between the research and policy communities. In this presentation, an overview of EVIPNet Europe’s mandate, approaches, tools and activities will be given. Participants will gain an understanding of how knowledge brokering and integrated, interactive mechanisms can help to bridge the gap between research and policy and improve health outcomes.

scholarly journals Translation across borders: connecting the academic and policy communities

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Connelly ◽  
Dave Vanderhoven ◽  
Catherine Durose ◽  
Peter Matthews ◽  
Liz Richardson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Mutual Learning ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Policy Communities ◽  
Research And Policy

This chapter looks at the legacy of three projects which connected research and policy communities, through the development of ‘policy briefs’ for the UK Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG). These were short and accessible reviews of research relevant to policy on localism. Starting from an understanding of policy-making as meaning-making, and of translation as situated and purposeful action, ethnographic and action research were used to explore how academics and government analysts translate research into ideas useful for policy makers. It concludes that the legacy of researching for policy can be understood both in terms of ‘things left behind’ and their direct impact on policy, and also more broadly in terms of participants’ purposes being met, and influences on academic and civil service norms and subsequent practice. Co-production is central to leaving such a legacy, in particular to break down mutual misunderstanding across the policy/academia border. In contrast interdisciplinarity seems less important, though broadening the disciplinary base of research used by government is certainly valuable. Underpinning everything else, the development of relationships of trust through collaboration and mutual learning is paramount.

scholarly journals Mapping the New Frontier of International IP Law: Introducing a TRIPs-plus Dataset

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Frédéric Morin ◽  
Jenny Surbeck
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Trade Agreements ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
New Frontier ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Policy Communities ◽  
Ip Law ◽  
Trade Partners ◽  
Research And Policy

AbstractThis article introduces a new dataset on the intellectual property (IP) provisions included in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) and makes it available for research and policy communities alike. Several PTAs include IP commitments that go well beyond the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). A sound knowledge of these TRIPs-plus commitments is essential in order to improve our understanding of what drives them and of their legal, social, and economic consequences. Yet, until now, these provisions have not been mapped in a comprehensive and systematic way. The T + PTA dataset fills this gap by documenting the existence of 90 types of IP provisions in 126 agreements signed between 1991 and 2016. We show that, even for like-minded countries, significant variations exist in their reliance on TRIPs-plus provisions, their degree of consistency across PTAs, and their preferences for some IP rights. We also find that strong TRIPs-Plus provisions are correlated with the depth of PTAs, the asymmetry between trade partners, and the strength of their domestic IP law. By making the T + PTA dataset available, we hope to create the opportunity for a new generation of research on TRIPs-plus agreements.

scholarly journals Flexibility Capital and Flexibility Justice in Smart Energy Systems

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth Powells ◽  
Michael James Fell
Keyword(s):  
Energy Systems ◽  
Constrained Systems ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Energy Research ◽  
Energy Networks ◽  
Real Risk ◽  
Smart Energy Systems ◽  
Policy Communities ◽  
Research And Policy

Flexibility has increasing value across sectors of the economy, including energy. The ability to be flexible is affected by a wide variety of sociotechnical factors and determines what we term ‘flexibility capital’. Levels of flexibility capital vary in populations, both absolutely and in the extent to which they are primarily derived from technological or social means, which has implications for the (dis)comfort and (in)convenience involved in economising flexibility capital. Furthermore, we argue that freedom of choice over whether and how to economise flexibility capital can be limited by factors such as financial resources, among others. In constrained systems (such as energy networks), the level of service enjoyed by the more affluent may not simply be higher than those who are less affluent, but may be directly enabled by reductions in the latter’s comfort and/or convenience which may not feel fully voluntary. There is a real risk that such injustices could be locked into energy infrastructure and market design and governance for the long term as has already happened in labour markets. We introduce the concept of ‘flexibility justice’ as a frame for these issues of fairness. While the concepts we offer in the paper emerge from longstanding engagements with energy research contexts and they relate directly to the issues currently being debated in the energy research and policy communities, we contend that they can be related to a much broader range of issues in 21st century economies.

scholarly journals Research utilization in higher education rulemaking: A multi-case study of research prevalence, sources, and barriers

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Rebecca Natow
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Utilization ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Research Use ◽  
Federal Regulations ◽  
Regulatory Documents ◽  
Process Factors ◽  
Policy Communities ◽  
Research And Policy

For stakeholders who would like to see more research as a basis for educational policy, it is important to understand the prevalence of research use and the sources of the studies used by policymakers, as well as the factors that hinder research use in educational policymaking. Through an analysis of regulatory documents and interviews with 34 key informants, this multi-case study examined the prevalence and sources of research utilized in higher education rulemaking, which is the process for developing federal regulations that govern higher education. This study also examined barriers to using research in higher education rulemaking. Findings indicate that while research has been used in this process, factors other than research were discussed more frequently in final regulations. Barriers to research use in higher education rulemaking included time constraints, unavailability of data, politics, lack of government research capacity, and other disjunctions between the research and policy communities. Moreover, the contexts in which particular rules were created shaped the prevalence and sources of research used in the regulations’ development. The article concludes with implications for policy and theory.

scholarly journals Bridging the gap between science and policy: the importance of mutual respect, trust and the role of mediators

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. C01 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Bultitude ◽  
Paola Rodari ◽  
Emma Weitkamp
Keyword(s):  
Evidence Base ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Science And Policy ◽  
The World ◽  
Policy Communities ◽  
News Services ◽  
Successful Collaboration ◽  
Future Practice ◽  
Research And Policy

Around the world there are widespread efforts to ensure that policy decisions are based upon a sound evidence base, and in particular to facilitate closer integration between the research and policy communities. This commentary provides an overview of the current situation in different parts of the world relating to the opportunities that exist for policy makers to assimilate scientific findings, as well as the existing barriers perceived by both the policy and research communities. Mutual trust and respect between the relevant parties emerge as crucial factors in successful collaboration. Skilled mediators are also considered essential to ensuring effective communication; this may be via third parties such as NGOs, or news services and online portals to convey, ‘translate’ and place in a policy context the scientific findings. Mechanisms for improving researchers’ communication skills as well as increasing their awareness of the need to communicate proactively with the policy community are also considered in order to inform future practice in this area.

Boundary spanning among research and policy communities to address the emerging industrial revolution in the ocean

2020 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 73-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen M. Posner ◽  
Eli P. Fenichel ◽  
Douglas J. McCauley ◽  
Kelly Biedenweg ◽  
Robert D. Brumbaugh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Boundary Spanning ◽  
Policy Communities ◽  
Research And Policy

Command and Control

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Stuart D. H. Beveridge ◽  
Simon T. Henderson ◽  
Wayne L. Martin ◽  
Joleah B. Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Air Transport ◽  
Flight Safety ◽  
Flight Crew ◽  
Systematic Review Methodology ◽  
Role Assignment ◽  
Performance Factors ◽  
Policy Review ◽  
Reported Effect ◽  
And Control ◽  
Research And Policy

Abstract. Compared with other team settings, flight crew in air transport present a unique situation where the leader or supervisor regularly engages in active control. When the captain is assigned cognitively demanding pilot flying duties, the subordinate and often less experienced first officer must perform equally crucial monitoring and support duties. Using a systematic review methodology, this study reviews the reported effect of crew role assignment on flight safety outcomes. Our review identified 18 relevant studies and suggests crew performance factors linked to flight safety are affected by crew role assignment. Findings suggest a greater number of inherent obstacles may exist for optimal crew performance with the captain as pilot flying, raising the need for further specific research and policy review in this area.

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