Unpacking the Ecuadorian spatial planning law: policy mobilities in Latin America between transnational agency and path-dependent logics

Planning Practice and Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 38(6), P. 763 - 777

Published: Feb. 7, 2022

The paper engages with the policy mobilities debate by examining 2016 Ecuadorian spatial planning law. It explores existing tensions between constitutional framework and tools outlined law which were result of a process adaptation external models influenced international organizations. shows how long-term consequences property rights rural understanding indigeneity shaped tools, therefore suggesting implication path dependence in outcome mobilities. contribution is based on participant observation, desk-research semi-structured interviews.

Language: Английский

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Organizational readiness for policy implementation: An assessment of the harmonized seed regulations in Malawi

Environmental Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 45, P. 100828 - 100828

Published: Feb. 22, 2023

Language: Английский

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The seed sector development in low-income countries: Lessons from the Malawi seed sector policy process

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: March 2, 2023

Introduction External conditionalities have shaped public policy development in borrowing nations. This has been through top-down support programs, an example being the reforms under structural adjustment program. Under seed sector Malawi committed to Southern Africa Development Community and Common Market for Eastern harmonized regulations technical agreements. Methods To contribute debate, we analyzed process by investigating three questions: What were leading events? Who stakeholders involved, their roles? Which factors influenced process? Qualitative tools employed based on theory using Kaleidoscope Model. We used stakeholder inception, planning, feedback workshops, key informant interviews ( N = 17). data was complemented grey literature as secondary information. Snowball sampling identify interview participants saturation principle. Narrative analysis focusing content, structure, dialogic context used. Results Our results show a strong external influence process. began after independence when partners supported establishment of agricultural research system improve production food security export. Failure achieve earlier objectives resulted economic aimed at private sector-led market-oriented policies. The increase sector's role called adopting enacting regulatory policies legislation that transfer theory. International financial institutions, multinational companies, regional communities led this evidence suggests civil society community contested not recognizing farmers' rights. affected domestication Discussion Therefore, recommend critical consideration embracing existing domestic social, political, conditions reforms. would help reduce unintended consequences inclusivity. Governments may need play interlocutory various actors domain during

Language: Английский

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The Role of Time in the Localisation of Global Urban Policy. A Comparative Analysis of Ecuador and Bolivia

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 25(4), P. 385 - 399

Published: May 3, 2023

AbstractAbstractSince the 2016 Habitat III conference, global urban policy framework based on New Urban Agenda and related Sustainable Development Goals (SDG11) has been adopted in an increasing number of countries worldwide. Through a comparative methodological approach, paper analyses making process Ecuadorian National Bolivian Policy from perspective involved international agents, to reflect upon role time dimension localisation its relationship with transfer space. In doing so, analysis sheds light played by sequence timing influencing outcomes process.Keywords: analysisglobal policylocalisationLatin Americapath dependence Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict interest was reported authors.Additional informationNotes contributorsFrancesca BlancFrancesca Blanc, Ph.D. Regional Development, M.Arch., is regional planner. Her research focuses territorial governance policies mobilities South, particularly Latin American context. She worked as consultant for different organizations South collaborated researcher UNESCO Chair Intermediary Cities, University Lleida, Spain. member ISOCARP, International Society City Planners. Recently, she expanded her focus just energy transition repercussions spatial planning.Giancarlo CotellaGiancarlo Cotella associate professor at Politecnico di Torino. His European Territorial Governance, particular mutual influence occurring between EU Member States field planning. recent years, he extended scope his studies extra-European countries. At same time, narrowed down specific aspects, such metropolitan governance, sustainable urbanization, green actual mechanisms various award development land use rights. Giancarlo took active part several projects. The results work are published scientific journals edited books. He recently elected Secretary General AESOP (Association Schools Planning).

Language: Английский

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Opposition “strategy mobility” – a dimension still missing in the critical policy mobility literature

Critical Policy Studies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 17(4), P. 637 - 647

Published: Oct. 2, 2023

ABSTRACTCritical policy mobility research has transformed the field of transfer and diffusion studies. Scholars from critical epistemological traditions in different disciplines such as geography, sociology, political economy public have examined politics for more than a decade. Apart challenging affirmative normative assumptions underlying traditional ("policy learning"), scholars taken wide variety actors agencies into account, considered South-South South-North circulation recognized relevance mutation failure. While transnational involved issues global governance moved higher on agenda recent past, opposition forces resistance to organized across borders remain margins. A new focus "strategy mobility" is required address that aim roll back past processes, or prevent efforts promote transfers. Examples diverse highly contested areas like gender, climate mitigation health serve illustrate innovative potential strategy enhance understanding character mobility, yield perspective conflict studies.KEYWORDS: Policy mobilitystrategy mobilitypolicy oppositionpolicy contestationpolicy failureglobal Disclosure statementNo interest was reported by author(s).Notes1. Relevant variables explain high level adoption are greater participation UN conferences frequent interaction with women international NGOs addition previous lower measures (True Minstrom 2001, 50).2. Incidentally, Poland did not adopt gender-equality according True Mintrom dataset (until 1998), U.S. so only at low 1995.

Language: Английский

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Mobilising international embeddedness to resist radical policy change and dismantling: the case of Brazil under Jair Bolsonaro (2019–2022)

Policy Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 57(1), P. 145 - 169

Published: Jan. 8, 2024

Abstract Unpacking the ‘crisis of democracy’ and what is means does to policy processes a new ever-growing agenda. This paper uses case Brazil examine bureaucratic responses, attempted resistance, democratic backsliding dismantling in times autocratisation, notably under Jair Bolsonaro (2019–2022). It so by focusing on less explored transnational lenses. argues that growing international embeddedness Brazilian policies, including through transfer technical cooperation initiatives mostly with other developing countries, has provided domestic sectoral bureaucracies communities additional strategic discursive argumentative resources mobilise, respond try resist at home.

Language: Английский

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Southeast Asian cities as co‐producers of ecological knowledge in transnational city networks

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 44(1), P. 58 - 74

Published: Dec. 5, 2022

In a polycentric world, cities increasingly bear responsibility for implementing climate policies. To do so, they establish transnational city networks (TCNs), which produce ambitious imaginaries of the future cities, such as ‘smart cities’ or ‘resilient cities’, based on ecological knowledge. This paper analyses Southeast Asian (SEA) participation in TCNs. First, this presents operating SEA. Then, drawing case study Quezon City, shows how SEA often position themselves network knowledge consumers rather than (co)producers and prefer to learn from Global North. research also TCNs—with limited success—seek counter neo‐colonial flow model. The contributes literature TCNs, arguing that ongoing North–South imbalance needs be addressed if are promote viable models cities. Identifying patterns flows inside argues should assist imagining possible futures beyond experiences select world global TCNs pay more attention supporting their members looking ‘outwards’ comparable worldwide merely ‘upwards’ mega‐cities.

Language: Английский

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El turismo en el medio rural en España desde el enfoque de la transferencia de políticas públicas

Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 81

Published: June 6, 2019

Cuando se cumplen casi tres décadas desde el arranque del turismo rural en España, percibe un déficit de atención a la circulación los instrumentos y modelos que han marcado su desarrollo. Sin embargo, procesos recomposición medio europeo están profundamente afectados por flujos globales políticas públicas las ocupa lugar predominante. Por ello esta investigación propone una lectura desarrollo través marco transferencia programas LEADER Planes Destino, Política Europea Desarrollo Rural Turística nacional, respectivamente. Adoptando analítico propuesto Dolowitz Marsh (2000) hace recapitulación literatura estudia implantación ambas con objetivo sistematizar caracterizar transferencia. En particular, aporta estudio contenido perspectiva evolutiva atendiendo ponen circulación.

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Comparing Pathways of Policy Internationalization: The Transfer of Brazilian Social Programs

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 24(5), P. 490 - 511

Published: Sept. 3, 2022

Comparative policy analysis is at the heart of research that attempts to understand how policies travel. Most literature on transfer had been developed using empirical background migrating within Global North or from there developing countries. Studying migrate South relevant a theoretical perspective, insofar as it allows us identify new dynamics, agents and mechanisms involved in transfers. This article analyzes two Brazilian have diffused around globe: The Family Allowance Program Food Purchase Program. explores these internationalized what conditions facilitated this process. To explain movement, we combine study individuals, domestic international organizations, political structures change. We argue individuals fundamental internationalizing policies. They benefitted both national organizations diffusion they promoted abroad. relies field work carried out Brazil, Chile Italy. use process-tracing strategy reconstruct pathways diffusion.

Language: Английский

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Overseas influences on the development and recent innovations on public sector accounting and finance in Latin America

Revista de Administração Pública, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 54(1), P. 1 - 10

Published: Jan. 1, 2020

Abstract The idea for this special issue was to contribute the international literature on public sector accounting from a Latin-American perspective, exploring which forces influence Public Sector Accounting and Finance (PSA&F) artifacts concepts in Latin America, how they occur. There is evidence that later influences countries such as Italy, United Kingdom, States, New Zealand played role PSA&F developments Latin-America. However, roots associated effects (e.g., recent innovations, resistances, decoupling) of are still unanswered questions. Such ‘recent innovations’ financial management processes include but not limited accrual accounting, convergence towards IPSAS, risk assessment, auditing, budgeting. This contains four articles capturing different perspectives mechanisms region.

Language: Английский

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