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Designed to help researchers navigate the complex and ethical challenges of working with policy to effect change that is both deep and wide, this must-read book provides guidance on how to negotiate complex power dynamics, learn informing and influencing strategies and the different roles researchers can take within policy networks.
List of contents
1 Introduction; Part 1: Responsible policy impact; 2 Policy as research impact; 3 A new approach to working with policy; 4 Working with complexity; 5 Navigating relationships; 6 Managing power dynamics; Part 2: Strategic policy impact; 7 Is it appropriate to engage with policy yet?; 8 Strategic approaches to policy impact; 9 How to engage; Part 3: Practical policy impact; 10 Policy briefs; 11 Policy infographics and presentations; 12 Other ways to influence policy; 13 Evaluating policy impacts; 14 Conclusion and further reading
About the author
Mark S. Reed is Professor of Rural Entrepreneurship and Director of the Natural Capital Challenge Centre at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), UK. He is also CEO of Fast Track Impact, Research Lead for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's UK Peatland Programme and Co-Chair of the United Nations Environment Programme Global Peatlands Initiative Research Working Group and plays advisory roles for various UK government bodies.
Summary
Designed to help researchers navigate the complex and ethical challenges of working with policy to effect change that is both deep and wide, this must-read book provides guidance on how to negotiate complex power dynamics, learn informing and influencing strategies and the different roles researchers can take within policy networks.
