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ECPR2016
Theroleofdialogue-orientedpar:cipa:oninthepolicyformula:onprocess
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oneRelevanceandAssump:ons
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(Poten:al)PolicyImpactandLegi:macyasPointsofReferenceThecommonrelevance§ Par(cipatoryproceduresasacure-all
– Democra(cqualifica(on– Knowledge– Transparency
– BeTerdecisions– Lessdemocra(cdeficit
Theseareonlyprecondi(onsfor…
Theactualrelevance§ Par(cipatoryprocedurescontributetothelegi(macyofgreaterthe
policyprocessesandimplementedpolicesbyenabelingeffec(vepar(cipa(on(influence/poten(alinfluenceondecision)
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Butthereisamissinglink...
…sinceinformalpar(cipatoryproceduresdonotendinauthorita(vedecisions:
§ Howdotheydevelopimpactwithinthemacropoli(calprocessinwhichthedecisionisul(matelylocated?
§ Howdotheycontributetothelegi(macyofpoli(caldecisions(Michels2011;Michels,Binnema2015;Pogrebinschi,Ryan2014)?
Causalmechanismsthatexplainhowcertaincondi(onswithinandaroundthepar(cipatoryprocess(micro)contributetotheprocessingof
poli(calissuesonasocietallevel(macro)?
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twoTheAdvocacyCoali:onFramework
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TheAdvocacyCoali:onFramework
Theadvocacycoali(onframework(ACF)datesbackonworkofSaba(erandJenkins-Smith(Jenkins-Smithetal.2014;Saba(er,Weible2014).§ Policiesrestonimplicitassump:onsonhowtorealisetargeted
outcomes.§ Theseassump(onscanbeconceptualisedasakindofbeliefsystem§ Actorsinpolicy-subsystemsgroupintoalimitednumberofadvocacy
coali:ons– sharecommonbeliefs– makestrategicandcoordinateduseofresources
§ 3levelsofbeliefs– Deep-corebeliefs/policy-corebelief/secondarybeliefs
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Whendoesitcometopolicy-change?
Fourcondi(onsforpolicy-change
§ Policy-systemexternalevents§ Policy-systeminternalevents§ Policylearning§ Cross-coali(onlearning
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Applica:onofACFonpar:cipatoryprocedures
Par(cipatoryproceduresarepartofthepolicyprocess.
Howdopar(cipatoryproceduresaffectthepolicyprocessatstages,wheredecisionsarefinalymade?§ policymakersneedtobeinfluenced§ ACFisabletolinkparicipatoryarenaanddecisionarena:
– Policymakersaredirectlyorindirectlypartofadvocacycolai(ons– Advocacycoali(onsnego(ateanddeliberatetochangethebeliefsystemsof
theoppositecoali(ons(succesfullyornot)– sincepolicymakersareoffice-seekers,theyareresponsivetotheiradvocacy
coali(on
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Applica:onofACFonpar:cipatoryprocedures
Par(cipatoryproceduresmayfacilitatecross-coali(onlearningTheyprovide§ arenasfornego(a(on§ withsuppor(veproper(es(e.g.moderatorsthatserveaspolicy-
broker,jointlyappointedexperts,etc.)
Ø beliefsystemsofadvocacycoali:onsmaybealtered
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Whendoesitcometopolicy-change?
§ Toanalysepar(cipatoryproceduresasembeddedinabroaderpolicyprocesswithrespecttoadvocacycoali(onsyieldstwomajoradvantages:
§ First,theACFallowsderivingpossibleexplana(onsontheeffec(venessofpar(cipatoryprocedures.
§ Second,itclosestheexis(nggaponhowpar(cipatoryprocedurescontributetothelegi(macyofpoli(caldecisions,measures,andprojects.
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threeDataandAnalysis
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Objec:ves
Followingtheassump(onsoftheACF,twothema:cobjec:ves:1. Explorewhetheradvocacycoali(onscanbefoundinadiversesetof
par(cipatoryprocedures.2. Exploreifactorsen(tledtomakeasubsequentdecisionontheissuein
ques(onarepartoftheadvocacycoali(ons.…andtwomethodologicalobjec:ves:3. Determinewhetherourmethodofcollec(ngdataisgenerallysuitableforthis
purpose.4. Explorepossibleweaknessesinthedesignofdatacollec(ontoimproveour
approach.
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DataandMeasures
DataSource§ Expertonlinesurvey§ Conveniencesample
– n=24– ResearchersandstudentsfrommasterprogramsfromtheUniversi(esofHohenheimandStuTgart– Concernedwiththeevalua(onofapar(cipatoryprocedure
§ Fieldperiod:JuneandJuly2016§ Totalresponses:
– n=10– Par(cipatoryproceduresconcerningconflictuousinfrastructureprojectsandques(onsabout
futurelivingtogether– Mostlywithadiscursiveelement– Poli(calactorsinvolvedinvaryingintensity
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DataandMeasures
Asanapproxima(ontothecongruenceofbeliefsystems,measureofthealtogethercongruenceofposi:onsontheissuebetweendyadsofpar(cipa(ngactors:1. Iden(fyandnamerelevantpar(cipants2. Indicatethedegreeofoverlapbetweentheposi(onsoftwoactors
Now, please just consider the issue onwhich the par4cipa4on takesplace.Howcloseare#actor_1and#actor_2concerningtheirposi4ononthatissue?Pleaseusetheslider.0meansthatbothactorsdivergetotheextentpossible.100meansthatbothactorssharean iden4calposi4on.0 100
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Analysis
Note:investors(INV),interestgroups(IG),environmentalgroups(EG),actorsfromthepoli(cal-administra(vesystem(PAS),andothers(OTH).
actorsrepresentedbynodes
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Analysis
Note:investors(INV),interestgroups(IG),environmentalgroups(EG),actorsfromthepoli(cal-administra(vesystem(PAS),andothers(OTH).
degreeofcongruencerepresentedbyedgewidth
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Analysis
Note:investors(INV),interestgroups(IG),environmentalgroups(EG),actorsfromthepoli(cal-administra(vesystem(PAS),andothers(OTH).
denseclusters(coali(ons)withgreatercongruencebetweenactorsinthesameclusterthanbetweenactorsindifferentclusters
actorsthatareindecisiveorholdaneutral/media(ngposi(on
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Analysis
Note:investors(INV),interestgroups(IG),environmentalgroups(EG),actorsfromthepoli(cal-administra(vesystem(PAS),andothers(OTH).
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Figure 1: Network structures of the cases
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fourDiscussionandConclusion
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Conclusion
Inshort:§ Advocacycoali(onframeworkseemsappropriate,asitnamesthemechanism
thatconnectspar(cipatoryprocedurestothewiderprocessofpolicyformula(on
§ Advocacycoali(onscanbefoundinthesenngofpar(cipatoryprocedures(objec(ve1)
§ Poli(calactorsandotheractorsen(tledtomakeasubsequentdecisionooentendtobepartofacoali(on,butalsoseemtotakeamedia(ngposi(oninsomecases(objec(ve2)
§ Measureofoverallposi(onalcongruenceasanapproxima(ontocongruenceofbeliefsystemsofactorswithinapolicysubsystemisabletorevealcoali(ons(objec(ve3)
sharedbeliefsàissue-specificadvocacycoali(ons
àconnec(onbetweenactorsfromdifferentarenas
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Limita:onsandOutlook
Weaknesses:§ Interpreta(onofposi(onofactorsdependsontheassump(onthatgroupsof
actors(e.g.districtcouncilwithdifferentpar(es)arehomogeneousintheirbeliefs
§ Furtheraspectsoftheadvocacycoali(onframework(e.g.resourcesandtheirstrategicuse)areignored
Outlook:§ Combina(onwithadetailedmeasureofthedegreeofdelibera(oninthe
par(cipatoryproceduretoassessitsimpactontheevolu(onofcoali(ons§ Observa(onoftherela(onbetweendifferentcongruencestructures(incl.
presence/absenceofstrongpoli(calactors/decisionmakersinthecoali(ons)andtheimpactofpar(cipatoryproceduresonpoliciesandtheirlegi(macy
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Contact
Claudia Thoms, M.Sc. Universität Hohenheim Ins(tutfürKommunika(onswissenschaoKommunika(onswissenschaoinsb.Kommunika(onstheorie(540C) Fruwirthstraße 46 70599 Stuttgart [email protected]
Uwe Remer-Bollow, M.A. Universität Stuttgart Ins(tutfürSozialwissenschaoenAbteilungfürPoli(scheSystemeundPoli(scheSoziologie(I)Breitscheidstraße270174StuTgart [email protected]
ThankyouforyouraTen(on.Commentsarealwayswelcome!
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References
Saba(er,PaulA.,andChristopherM.Weible(Eds.).2014.TheoriesofthePolicyProcess.NewYork:WestviewPress.Suchman,MarkC.1995.ManagingLegi(macy:StrategicandIns(tu(onalApproaches.TheAcademyofManagementReview20:571-610.
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Appendix
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Networkstructuresofthecases
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Figure 1: Network structures of the cases
Note:investors(INV),interestgroups(IG),environmentalgroups(EG),actorsfromthepoli(cal-administra(vesystem(PAS),andothers(OTH).
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Figure 1: Network structures of the cases
Note:investors(INV),interestgroups(IG),environmentalgroups(EG),actorsfromthepoli(cal-administra(vesystem(PAS),andothers(OTH).
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Figure 1: Network structures of the cases
Note:investors(INV),interestgroups(IG),environmentalgroups(EG),actorsfromthepoli(cal-administra(vesystem(PAS),andothers(OTH).
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Networkstructuresofthecases
Note:investors(INV),interestgroups(IG),environmentalgroups(EG),actorsfromthepoli(cal-administra(vesystem(PAS),andothers(OTH).
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Figure 1: Network structures of the cases (continued)
Note: investors (INV), interest groups (IG), environmental groups (EG), actors from the political-administrative system (PAS), and others (OTH).
Besides the identification of at least implied advocacy coalitions, we can also see that PAS actors and actors with the right to make a subsequent decision on the issue in question are present in all networks (though this can not least be due to our sample). Although we are talking about citizen participation, political-administrative actors or actors provided with the right to actually decide in a (political) question are often involved in participatory processes in different roles: as sponsors, organizers, observers, or as addressees, just to name the most common roles. Even in cases where political actors are deliberately excluded from participatory processes, it would be naive to think that they do not take sides, above all if we take into account that participatory processes are one arena among others that process societal conflicts and try to influence a (political) decision. So it is natural to expect political actors to be involved in some way or another in the discussion of the issue. In our cases, we can often see that they tend to be inclined to the position of certain actors involved in
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Figure 1: Network structures of the cases (continued)
Note: investors (INV), interest groups (IG), environmental groups (EG), actors from the political-administrative system (PAS), and others (OTH).
Besides the identification of at least implied advocacy coalitions, we can also see that PAS actors and actors with the right to make a subsequent decision on the issue in question are present in all networks (though this can not least be due to our sample). Although we are talking about citizen participation, political-administrative actors or actors provided with the right to actually decide in a (political) question are often involved in participatory processes in different roles: as sponsors, organizers, observers, or as addressees, just to name the most common roles. Even in cases where political actors are deliberately excluded from participatory processes, it would be naive to think that they do not take sides, above all if we take into account that participatory processes are one arena among others that process societal conflicts and try to influence a (political) decision. So it is natural to expect political actors to be involved in some way or another in the discussion of the issue. In our cases, we can often see that they tend to be inclined to the position of certain actors involved in
Note:investors(INV),interestgroups(IG),environmentalgroups(EG),actorsfromthepoli(cal-administra(vesystem(PAS),andothers(OTH).