Comprehensive power shifts in the making: China's policy transfer partnerships with the United Nations

Global Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(S2), P. 62 - 73

Published: May 1, 2024

Abstract China and the United Nations (UN) have set up a growing number of partnerships to transfer Chinese domestic development policies across South. By examining these through power shift lens, we suggest that UN‐endorsed policy processes can function as window into shifting international cooperation dynamics. The paper first provides an overview evolution key characteristics China–UN partnerships, focusing on China's trajectory provider solutions. It then analyses extent which evolving partnership landscape contributes reflects shifts in compulsory, institutional, structural productive power. Overall, argue contribute comprehensive making: while empirical data point often (still) limited ability influence actions others, our findings provide evidence for increasing levels all types.

Language: Английский

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Applying the Singapore Model in Cambodia and Thailand? Implications for Transnational Policy Transfer

Public Administration and Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 5, 2025

ABSTRACT The dominant narrative has traditionally framed the Global North as source of effective political and economic development, with knowledge expertise flowing unidirectionally to South. However, rise South fostered institutionalized South‒South exchanges, enabling nations move beyond aid‐recipient roles engage in mutual learning. This article expands discourse on policy transfer by examining Singapore's executive development programmes for Cambodian Thai public officials (2014–2023). Unlike North‒South transfers, typically characterized donor dominance, exchanges highlight active participation multiple stakeholders critical importance local contexts shaping outcomes. findings reveal that successful is contingent upon both structural adaptation a fundamental shift mindset. By emphasizing these complexities, this study provides fresh insights into evolving dynamics global agency

Language: Английский

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Signifying Improvement: Reform Symbols as Discursive Practice in School Improvement Plans

Educational Administration Quarterly, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 19, 2025

School Improvement Plans (SIPs) have been shown to be generally of poor quality and written more as acts compliance than efforts at genuine reform. This raises the question: if SIPs are ineffective improving schools, what is their larger purpose? In this conceptual paper, we argue that discursive sites where schools can signal adherence ostensibly proven acceptable models They do so through use reform symbols, markers legitimized organizational change adoption accepted modes improvement. We illustrate concept by showing how a variety symbols point work no-excuses Charter Management Organizations. Such organizations, emblems an era accountability narrow school improvement, used legitimacy help secure survival without engaging in difficult change. The examples show clearly might take forms, appearing important signifiers range policy artifacts across landscape further such reduce complexities educational change, thus reinforcing ideological field constructs underperformance normative “school improvement” both urgent possible.

Language: Английский

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Collaborative neighborhood governance and its effectiveness in community mitigation to COVID-19 pandemic: From the perspective of community workers in six Chinese cities

Cities, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 116, P. 103274 - 103274

Published: May 24, 2021

Language: Английский

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Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes in Europe: learning for the future

European Journal of Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 32(2), P. 273 - 280

Published: Jan. 26, 2022

Abstract Background Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes are recommended globally as part of measures to prevent diet-related NCDs. However, their uptake in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region has been limited. The aim this study was inform strategic, cross-sectoral, public health policy engagement support and effective implementation SSB taxation. Methods We conducted a analysis WHO Region, drawing on theories making diffusion innovation. Data were collected from documents media, secondary contextual sources qualitative interview data (n = 20) analyze factors influencing adoption 10 countries. Results Belgium, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Monaco, Norway, Portugal UK had current taxes, but Monaco excluded findings due its unique taxation context. All countries characterized by priority for NCD prevention, many there fiscal imperative raise revenue. took form excises or levies, tax base rate varied between fostered constructive makers, also influenced external industry stakeholders. Policy learning national international experience evident all Conclusions This points value ongoing improving design, importance collaboration finance makers. It suggests regional bodies could play greater role supporting

Language: Английский

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Whose is this street? Actors and conflicts in the governance of pedestrianisation processes

Journal of Transport Geography, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 107, P. 103528 - 103528

Published: Jan. 23, 2023

Language: Английский

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Instruments of lesson-drawing: comparing the knowledge brokerage of the OECD and the World Bank

Policy Studies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 45(6), P. 839 - 859

Published: June 5, 2023

This study examines the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) World Bank, two largest global actors in education sector, their capacity as knowledge brokers. For these actors, positioning themselves between research policy circulating versions of evidence has become a popular governance instrument to amplify impact at national level. To compare strategies targets OECD we analyze three publication series: OECD's Education Policy Outlook Reviews National Policies Bank's Systems Approach Better reports. The results reveal significant differences approaches producing brokering knowledge. We interpret against backdrop idiosyncrasies organizations: Bank sees itself transnational actor, its production brokerage are highly decontextualized transcending experiences. By contrast, is an intergovernmental organization that views facilitator cross-national peer exchange. Situating findings within broader framework global–national nexus, argue approach promotes vertical learning, while pursues horizontal learning.

Language: Английский

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Beyond evidence-based policymaking? Exploring knowledge formation and source effects in US migration policymaking

Policy Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 57(1), P. 3 - 28

Published: Feb. 22, 2024

Abstract Several scholars have observed persistent gaps between policy responses to complex, ambiguous and politicized problems (such as migration, climate change the recent Covid-19 pandemic) evidence or ‘facts’. While most existing explanations for this ‘evidence-policy gap’ in migration field focus on knowledge availability use by policymakers, article shifts processes of formation, exploring questions what counts ‘evidence’ policymakers are sources information that shape their understandings issues. It does so, developing a network-centred approach focusing elite US policy-makers irregular asylum-seeking migration. This ‘heuristic case’ is used challenge generate new be tested future research. Our findings—based qualitative quantitative data collected 2015–2018 through 57 interviews analysed applying social network analysis content analysis—challenge scholarly claims about policymakers’ lack access We also migration-related decision-making irrational merely driven political interests, showing rationally collect information, select attribute different relevance acquired. instead highlight acquisition decisively shaped dynamics trust perceptions organizational like-mindedness among actors, ideological factors determine qualifies 'evidence' first place.

Language: Английский

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Das Advocacy Coalition Framework: Lehren aus der Anwendung in afrikanischen Ländern

Politische Vierteljahresschrift, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 63(2), P. 181 - 201

Published: May 10, 2022

Abstract Although the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) emerged in Western democratic contexts, scholars increasingly apply it other parts of world to analyze diverse policy topics. These cross-country comparisons have provided a means for advancing comparative research, drawing lessons about processes, and offering opportunities refine framework. In this paper, we provide an overview ACF its use as analytical tool research. Through systematic literature review, identified 27 applications 15 African countries, including democracies, authoritarian governments, hybrid systems. Based on these published peer-reviewed journals, explore illustrated collection case studies see how has been applied outside democracies identify strengths weaknesses portable confirm basic postulations ACF, but also few nuances expectations. insights, finally lay out research agenda new generation questions applying context well globally.

Language: Английский

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Seeking safety, finding fear: Corpus-assisted discourse analysis of electoral immigration detention discourse in three countries

Discourse & Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 24, 2025

Together, with the rise in populist politics and growing polarisation, immigration detention is a salient topic mobilised during elections to generate political support votes Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), Australia United Kingdom (UK). The language used about detention, refugees asylum seekers has impacts on policy lives, including exclusion, criminalisation, detainment, expulsion. Existing scholarship lacks research role election periods play facilitating transfer of discourses across case countries. We ask: there evidence that transferred between NZ, UK recent (2013–2024)? And if so, what possible ways are these reflected subsequent decision-making? With focus examples ‘stop boats’ ‘mass arrivals’ discourses, we argue Australia’s rhetoric developed roots NZ policy, echoing similar narratives deservingness legality, security humanitarianism.

Language: Английский

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