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Assistant Professor at International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague, The Netherlands

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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 …

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December 29, 2022 / General Interest

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

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 …

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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.

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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 …

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