Thursday, May 18, 2006

Jumping into the Political Fray: Academics and Policy-Making

"Daniel Cohn examines the role academics can play in the policy-making process. Through an examination of the impact academics have had on areas such as environmental, social and economic policy Cohn reaches several conclusions: He argues that academics have substantial opportunities to influence public policy but that this influence is usually indirect, and it is achieved by convincing those with power to advocate for and/or act on their ideas. He then examines how such opportunities arise and can be generated by academics. Finally the study looks at the ways in which state actors can best make use of scholarly advice." Source: Canadian Institute for Research on Public Policy

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