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December 29, 2022 / General Interest

Policy Tools and their Mixes: Nudges, Frames, Deliberation and Think (Part 2)

Setting the Stage for Mixes

The picture on the left illustrates two behavioural policy tools. The books by Kahneman, Thaler and Sunstein introduced nudges, discussed in detail below. The picture on the right is a screenshot from an anti-commercial of Kit-Kat by WWF. 

In the previous post, we discussed the key debates around Behavioural Public Policy and the Holy Grail of the new emerging consensus: that these tools cannot function on their own and require mixing for any effective policy impact. In the blog post below, I set the stage for the discussion of policy tools and introduce the typology of behavioural and reflective policy tools. In Parts 3 and 4, I will introduce the research question, offer a brief discussion of methodology and results. (more…)

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December 29, 2022 / General Interest

Behavioural Public Policy: an Upsurge in Policy Agendas (Part 1)

Creator: KEN BOHN | Credit: AFP/Getty Images

Introducing the Series of Three Blog Posts

This is a series of  four blog posts of approximately 1000 words to discuss various debates and issues around Behavioural Public Policy (BPP) and policy mixes. It’s based on this article published in 2022 in the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.

Part 1 introduces the field of BPP, some major authors and pieces that laid foundation of this relatively new field and key debates around it. It also briefly introduces the idea of policy mixes. Part 2 explains in more detail the concept of policy tools and their mixes and discusses the typology that Mukhtarov offered to engage with mixes of reflective and behavioural policy tools. Part 3 answers one of the two questions that the paper asked: to take stock of the types, geography and the extent of empirical detail in the studies that did analyse policy mixes in environmental policy. Part 4 then focuses on a more specialised discussion of whether the literature on policy mixes reflects key debates in the public policy studies around dealing with uncertainty and complexity.

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April 9, 2022 / Methods and Frameworks

Relationality as a lens for policy analysis?

Working with good MA and Ph.D. students is what I enjoy most in my work. Lecturing and discussions are also very nice, but nothing can beat coaching, mentoring and helping others achieve their professional/personal goals rooted in curiosity. Of course, when my curiosity is combined with theirs, it becomes even more energizing.

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April 9, 2022 / Conference/Meeting

Panel teaser “Water Governance and the Rise of Global Hydro-hubs as Developmental Actors” on 5 July 2021 at 15.30 CET time

SP001 – Water Governance and the Rise of Global Hydro-hubs as Developmental Actors

Convened by Farhad Mukhtarov (Institute of Social Studies (ISS) The Hague), Corinne Ong Pei Pei (National University of Singapore), Des Gasper (Institute of Social Studies (ISS) The Hague). See the video introduction below. (more…)

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April 9, 2022 / Business interests

From ‘Ministers and Merchants’ to Neutral Brokers: Aspirations of Water Diplomacy of the Netherlands

This post presents findings from our latest article published in International Journal of Water Resources Development.

Introducing Water Diplomacy

“An old cliché about who the Dutch really are – a mix of merchants and [religious] ministers — applies to foreign policy as well” (Lechner 2008: 247)

Water conflicts loom large in the present world. Think about Israel/Palestine/Jordan, India/Pakistan, Turkey/Syria/Iraq, US/Mexico and conflicts in the Mekong and the Nile basins. There are many more on a smaller scale. Water diplomacy seems to be the only solution to prevent bloodshed and ensure regional stability. (more…)

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