Rosi Neumann
Rosi Neumann
Adoption and Implementation of Scientific Knowledge for Political Decision Making – Ecosystem Services of Peatlands as Case Study.
Project overview
The research will address the following research questions:
To what extent is knowledge exchange viewed differently from a policy maker perspective compared to other actors in the science-policy landscape in peatland conservation?
- How does knowledge currently reach policy makers?
- How does the decision maker request and expect knowledge and evidence?
- In which format/language/mode of communication does knowledge currently reach policy makers?
- Through whom does knowledge currently reach policy makers?
- In what way have scientists and policy makers communicated directly with each other and when did this encounter take place? Initiated by whom?
- What are best practices and lessons learnt in selected case studies?
How does the network structure of science-policy interfaces matter for the implementation/adoption of peatland ecosystem service knowledge in conservation policy?
- What do successful network structures look like?
- Who are the necessary network actors and what are their roles within the network?
- Who is responsible to set-up, maintain and facilitate the desired network structure?
What roles can bridging agents and mechanisms take on to improve international evidence-based peatland policy?
- Where are bridging agents currently being successful, and how, using what mechanisms and through whom are they interspersed in networks?
- What skills of bridging agents are particular useful to achieve knowledge exchange and resulting evidence-based action?
To answer these questions, the following objectives will be met:
- Expand and refine literature review.
- Complete stakeholder analysis and identify interviewees for each case study.
- Design and pilot social network analysis questionnaire and semi-structured interview check-list, and then conduct and analyse interviews with case study participants.
- Design and pilot national/international policy-maker questionnaire, and then distribute and analyse.
- Carry out additional analysis of social network analysis and interview data focussing on knowledge brokerage and interview additional respondents as necessary.
- Design, conduct and analyse case study workshops to help evaluate findings.
- Disseminate findings e.g. via policy briefs, blogs, newsletter items and ongoing communication with case study teams.