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Research
Theme 1
Coordination and Efficiency
A
strictly technocratic approach to
policy making optimizes the policy's
chances for success by seeking the
best fit between the theoretical -
technical attributes of the policy
options and the empirical problem
that needs to be addressed. The
"Coordination and Efficiency"
research theme presupposes that the
policy's chances of success cannot
be judged without considering the
institutional, political and
cultural context in which it is
applied. Whatever the policy area,
it is assumed that there is no
single solution formula applicable
to all circumstances; the policy's
effectiveness and efficiency depends
on the manner in which they are
discussed, approved and implemented.
Special attention is given to
international (multilateral)
organisations as they play an
increasingly important role in
governance issues. This is due to
the fact that national governing
bodies transfer, explicitly and
implicitly, power and authority to
these organisations. This transfer
is (partially) driven by the
externalities that national policy
actions produce. Externalities
redefine the nature of international
relations. This is especially
apparent in issues related to Global
Governance as apparent in
international trade and in action
programmes with regard to climate
change, public health, social
dumping and the protection of the
rights of the most vulnerable.
Research-wise it brings the roles of
the institutions at all levels of
governance and their interrelations
to the forefront. Examples of
research projects in Coordination
and Efficiency:
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The making of policy
agenda’s: the role of lobby groups
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Managing and coordinating
the fight against climate change
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The role of NGO’s in
guaranteeing that policy is actually implemented: the case of social
pensions in India and Nepal
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Use and abuse of evidence
in policy and advocacy
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The projection of the
rights of the vulnerable in times of
globalisation
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