Knowledge, Policy and Power in International Development

by Jones, Harry; Jones, Nicola; Shaxson, Louise; Walker, David

• ISBN13: 9781447300960
• ISBN10: 1447300963
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-15
• Publisher: Policy Pr

Summary

An illuminating look at the relationship between knowledge, policy, and power, this book scrutinizes the problems that hamper attempts to bring knowledge to bear on policy, such as difficulties in analyzing political contexts, persistent power imbalances between involved parties, ignorance of different types of knowledge, and misconceptions of the role of intermediaries. Most importantly, the authors provide strategies for negotiating this complex terrain, allowing readers to contribute to policy discussions, influence policy change, and implement policies and programs more effectively.

Table of Contents

List of boxes, figures and tables	p. v
List of acronyms	p. vii
Glossary	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Navigating the knowledge-policy landscape	p. 1
Understanding the links between knowledge, policy and power in development	p. 1
The key contributions of this book	p. 4
Organisation of the book	p. 7
Mapping political context	p. 13
Defining political context	p. 14
Unpacking political context mapping frameworks	p. 15
Mapping knowledge-policy linkages across political contexts	p. 18
Implications for knowledge-policy interactions and managing power relations	p. 24
Conclusion	p. 42
Engaging actors	p. 47
Understanding different actors' behaviour at the knowledge-policy interface	p. 47
Analysing actors' behaviour: the interests, values and credibility framework	p. 49
Engaging with actors' interests, values and beliefs	p. 67
Conclusion	p. 76
Integrating different types of knowledge	p. 81
Understanding the role of knowledge at the knowledge-policy interface	p. 82
The power dynamics underlying the uptake of different types of knowledge in policy processes	p. 96
Practical implications: using different types of knowledge in policy	p. 106
Conclusion	p. 120
Facilitating knowledge interaction	p. 123
Knowledge at the boundary - some key terms	p. 128
Knowledge interaction: six different functions	p. 130
Planning, implementing and monitoring knowledge interaction	p. 144
Conclusion	p. 160
Conclusion and policy implications	p. 163
Messages for knowledge producers	p. 165
Messages for knowledge users	p. 167
Messages for knowledge intermediaries	p. 170
Messages for donors	p. 173
Where next?	p. 176
References	p. 177
Index	p. 199
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