Lecture 9

Question 1

leemtes of wicked problem example

Answer 1

1. piliraized authorities: all look at each other
2. public turns to government
3. fragmented procedure

Question 2

knowledge translation definition

Answer 2

set of activities directed at aligning scientific knowledge production, healthy policyming, government in order to increase the use of knowledge in policy & practice

Question 3

science & policy

Answer 3

science push –> co-creation <– policy pull

• not very useful, one-way and no feedback

Question 4

co-production of science and policy results

Answer 4

• re-establish responsibilities
• blurring of mandate boundaries
• internal deliberating to produces consensus to external audience

Question 5

running of activities, 2 types

Answer 5

1. alligment work: making the work possible, practical
2. enabling alignment: creating space for reflection, with different stakeholders

• it requires knowledge of distinct social realities

Question 6

principles of alignmentent

Answer 6

making research in social practice doable

1. budget
2. inscribe interpretive flexibility: space & anchors
3. create space for alignment work

Question 7

3 required sensitivities for aligment

Answer 7

1. epistemic = space to manage tensions between different meaning ascribed to
2. communicative = tension between comfort and efficiency & need for f-t-f interaction, and informal vs. formal
3. reflexive =. need to regularly slow down and zoom out of projects value

Question 8

how to create co-production

Answer 8

• formulisation of separate mandates and linking pins
• informal organization space
• consensus platofrm

Question 9

front vs. back-stage

Answer 9

front = formal presentation of scientific work to their audience
offers safe space for:
- exploring conditions
- negotiating problem definition
- experiment
- active framing
- establishment conditions

back= the closed, informal and often invisible, coordination work ‘setting the scene’ to align usable knowledge for doable problems

Question 10

knowledge tools

Answer 10

increase the use and utilization of knowledge in policy and practice by aligning research designs and project processes to local social realities, thereby transforming meanings into enabling environments

Question 11

meaning of close distance

Answer 11

distance: clear boundaries between politics and science: tailors but not policy formulation

closeness: standardized measures: the one you choose influences everything