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WORKSHOPACTORS OF POLICY
CHANGE
Dmitry Zaytsev, PhD in Political Science,Irina Semenenko, PhD, PhD in Political Science,
Anna Potsar, PhD in Philology,Sergey Parhomenko, PhD in Public Administration
RESEARCH GOAL
To evaluate the impact of diverse policy actors on policy-making, situational and institutional change, as a foundation of their influence on policy change
RESEARCH TASKS
To make a typology of policy actors To develop methodology of policy
impact evaluation Modeling of different mechanisms of
policy change
GENERAL THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
CONTEXT
ACTORS POLICYIMPACT
Think Tanks, Analytical & Intellectual communities
Civil Associations & Minorities
International org. (UN, EU, OSCE etc.)
Protest Publics
Government
Interest groups (business)
Public officials (politicians)Church
Parliament
Education policy
Identity Politics
Information (Media) Policy
European Neighborhood Policy
Policy toward NGOs
Social Policy
Policy toward Minorities
Foreign Policy
Environmental Policy
CONTEXTUAL PROCESSES:DEMOCRATIZATION & NATION-BUILDING
INDENTITY CRISIS & DEVELOPMENT
POL. COMMUNICATION STRENGTHENING & WEAKENING
WELFARE STATE CRISIS & DEVELOPMENT
GOVERNANCE “WITH ADJECTIVES”, IMPROVING QUALITIES
LIST OF TOPICS FOR RESEARCH Protest Publics as Drivers of Political
Change EU as Driving Force for Democratization Think Tanks and Intellectuals as Drivers
of Democratic Development The Role of Epistemic Communities in
Education Policy Design in Russia
LIST OF TOPICS FOR RESEARCH
Discursive foundations for the political actorness
Discursive power and discursive impact Particular communicative strategies in
public policy
LIST OF TOPICS FOR RESEARCH
Identity Transformations and Identity Politics Identity and nation Building Role of state, civil associations and business in
Identity Building Ethnic relations and civil identity Cultural diversity and civil identity Recourse potential of Civil Identity Responsible business as actor of policy change Corporate Citizenship
LIST OF TOPICS FOR RESEARCH Civil society as a driver of anti-corruption reforms NGOs (national/regional) as an actor of anti-corruption
policy-making Business as a driver and a "recipient" of anti-corruption
regulation Regional government or particular governmental
organizations as actors of anti-corruption policy-making Public officials (politicians) and ethical regulation of civil
service. Civil servants as drivers and recipients of civil service
ethical regulation Think tanks and intellectual community participation in
educational policy-making (particularly higher education, professional education).
Public administration reforms of the last decades (new public management, good governance, participatory governance, etc.) or their aspects (e-governance etc.) and their drivers - civil society, intellectual community, legislative and executive branches of power, etc. (actor focus to be chosen).
Study of demonstrations, indicators, and measurement of policy actors influence by sociological instruments
LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS
Protest Public in Egypt and Turkey from 2011 until 2014: Assessment of Impact on Political Changes
LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS
European Neighborhood Policy in Moldova and Ukraine in 2000-2010s: Evaluation of EU Impact on Democratic Rule of Law Reforms
LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS
Protest Publics as Drivers of Political Changes: Case of Tunisia (2010-2015)
LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS
Protest Publics As Drivers Of Political Changes In Turkey (2013-2015)
LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS
Civil Associations and Protest Movement in Russia (2011-2014)
LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS
Think Tanks' Impact on Foreign Policy towards “Arab Spring” in embedded democracies: case of USA
LIST OF EXPERTS, WITH WHOM WORKSHOP LEADERS HAVE STABLE CONTACTS
Michael Howlett Philippe Zittoun Frank Fischer Leonardo Morlino Ronald Inglehart Hans-Dieter Klingemann
ACTIVITIES 1.Workshop #1 16.09.2014
2.Workshop #2 11.10.2014
3.Workshop #3 28.02.2015
4.Workshop #4 07.03.2015
5.Workshop #5 14.03.2015
6.Workshop #6 21.03.2015
7.Workshop #7 11.04.2015
8.Workshop #8 18.04.2015
9.Workshop #9 25.04.2015
10.Workshop #10 23.05.2015
11.Workshop #11 30.05.2015
MATERIALS
FORTHCOMING FOR PUBLICATION
A. Anufriev, T. Zagumennaya, Hamid Ait El Caid. Protest Publics as Drivers of Political Change: case of Tunisia, Egypt, and Turkey (2011-2015)
A. Galina, V. Kozlov, D. Zaytsev. Ukrainian Protests (2013-2014) in the context of Multiple Cleavages: main explanatory factors and foundations
A. Kononova, D. Zaytsev. Think Tanks' Impact on Foreign Policy towards “Arab Spring” in embedded democracies: cases of USA and UK
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