Environmental institutions and learning

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Policy-science (or science–policy) interface

the policy science interface represents a process to translate science into conclusions that can inform specific questions of policy.

Advocacy coalition framework (ACF) (Section 14.2.3)

“General Model of Policy Evolution Focussing on Competing Advocacy Coalitions within Policy Subsystems”.
A theoretical framework of short-term and long-term policy change and learning. According to the ACF, policy change over time is a function of the interaction of advocacy coalitions, changes external to the subsystem and effects of changes in relatively stable system parameters.

Advocacy coalition (Section 14.2.3)

An advocacy coalition consists of actors from a variety of positions and institutions who share a particular belief system, and who show a nontrivial degree of parallel action over time.
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Policy oriented learning (Section 14.2.4)

Relatively enduring alterations of thought or behavioural intentions that result from experience and are concerned with the attainment (or revision) of public policy.

Problem structure (Section 14.4)

The relationship between contents and process in a policy problem.

Structured problems: Problems characterised by consensus on what knowledge is relevant and what values are at stake.

Moderately structured problems: Problems characterised by consensus on the values, but uncertainty and conflict as regards the best way to realise common ends.

Badly structured problems: A conflict between irreconcilable values, but possible consent on knowledge.

Unstructured problems: Problems characterised by uncertainty about what knowledge is relevant as well as dissent on the relevant values. 

Policy styles (Section 14.4)

Different policy styles linked to different problem structures: policy as rule, policy as negotiation, policy as accommodation, policy as learning.

Roles of Science (Section 14.4)

Different roles of science linked to different problem structures: science as problem finding , science as advocate, science as mediator, science as problem solver.

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