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OverviewThis edited volume advances existing research on the production and use of expert knowledge by international bureaucracies. Given the complexity, technicality and apparent apolitical character of the issues dealt with in global governance arenas, ‘evidence-based’ policy-making has imposed itself as the best way to evaluate the risks and consequences of political action in global arenas. In the absence of alternative, democratic modes of legitimation, international organizations have adopted this approach to policy-making. By treating international bureaucracies as strategic actors, this volume address novel questions: why and how do international bureaucrats deploy knowledge in policy-making? Where does the knowledge they use come from, and how can we retrace pathways between the origins of certain ideas and their adoption by international administrations? What kind of evidence do international bureaucrats resort to, and with what implications? Which types of knowledge are seen as authoritative, and why? This volume makes a crucial contribution to our understanding of the way global policy agendas are shaped and propagated. It will be of great interest to scholars, policy-makers and practitioners in the fields of public policy, international relations, global governance and international organizations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Annabelle Littoz-MonnetPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780367030872ISBN 10: 036703087 Pages: 246 Publication Date: 03 December 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction: Production and uses of knowledge by international bureaucracies Annabelle Littoz-Monnet 2. The role of expert knowledge in international organizations Christina Boswell 3. International bureaucracies’ competence creep into bioethics: The use of ethics experts as a bureaucratic device Annabelle Littoz-Monnet 4. Coupling science to governance: Straddling the science-policy interface Peter M. Haas 5. Experts and the production of international policy knowledge: Do epistemic communities do the job David Demortain 6. Partners to diplomacy: Transnational experts and knowledge transfer among global policy programs Diane Stone 7. Connecting scholarly expertise to international policy practice at the UN Thomas Biersteker 8. Modes of knowledge mobilization throughout the international policy process Cecilia Cannon 9. Evaluation and simulation: Producing evidence in the global politics of social cash transfers John Berten 10. The managerialism of neoliberal global governance: The case of the OECD Manal Elshihry and Chandana G. Alawattage Chandana 11. Doing comparison: Producing authority in an international organization Richard Freeman and Steve SturdyReviews'To conclude, chapters vary in how they investigate expert knowledge: whether its relation to informing policy making, the processes of knowledge exchange and dissemination, or as a source of power...Finally, as mentioned, the volume offers a rich collection of case studies across a number of different IOs, on quite diverse policy areas.' Cleo Davies, University of Edinburgh, Governance (Wiley) 'To conclude, chapters vary in how they investigate expert knowledge: whether its relation to informing policy making, the processes of knowledge exchange and dissemination, or as a source of power...Finally, as mentioned, the volume offers a rich collection of case studies across a number of different IOs, on quite diverse policy areas.' Cleo Davies, University of Edinburgh, Governance (Wiley) Author InformationAnnabelle Littoz-Monnet is an Associate Professor in international relations/political science at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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