Scholars, policymakers, and international affairs : finding common cause / edited by Abraham F. Lowenthal and Mariano E. Bertucci.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lowenthal, Abraham F., editor.

Bertucci, Mariano E., 1975- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Study and teaching.

International relations.

International relations--Research.

International relations--Decision making.

Communication in learning and scholarship.

Physical Description:

x, 303 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.

Summary:

Scholars, Policymakers, and International Affairs shows how to build mutually beneficial connections between the worlds of ideas and action, analysis and policy. Drawing on contributions from top international scholars with policy experience as well as senior policymakers, Abraham F. Lowenthal and Mariano E. Bertucci make the case that scholars can both strengthen their research and contribute to improved policies while protecting academia from the risks of active participation in the policy process. Many scholars believe that policymakers are more interested in processes and outcomes than in understanding causality. Many policymakers believe that scholars are absorbed in abstract and self-referential debates and that they are primarily focused on crafting theories rather than developing solutions to pressing policy issues. The book's contributors discuss how these obstacles can be overcome. Case studies illustrate how scholars have helped reduce income inequality, promote democratic governance, and enhance inter-American cooperation. These success stories are balanced by studies on why academic analysts have had little positive impact on counternarcotics and citizen security policies. The conclusion identifies best practices and provides concrete recommendations. Book jacket.

Contents:

Building bridges between the worlds of thought and action / Abraham F. Lowenthal

What do scholars bring to government, and take back again? / Chappell Lawson

Connecting the "idea" world with the "real" one : reflections on academe and policy / Robert Pastor

Scholars, policymakers and agenda-creation : women in development / Jane Jaquette

Dialogue of the deaf : scholars, policymakers and the "drug war" in U.S. foreign relations / Peter Andreas

"Speaking truth to power" in Mexico : gaps, bridges and trampolines / Blanca Heredia

Scholars who became policymakers : the influence of research on the design, evaluation, and political survival of Mexico's anti-poverty program / Nora Lustig

Missing scholars and hard-nosed cops : the weak research behind citizen security policies / Kevin Casas-Zamora

Scholarly participation in transnational policy networks : the case of targeted sanctions / Thomas Biersteker

Contributing to policy through evaluation : USAID and democracy promotion / Mitchell Seligson

Transforming Argentine foreign policy : politicians, scholars and diplomats / Mariano E. Bertucci

The long diplomacy : how a changing world creates new opportunities for partnership

Between scholars and practitioners / Thomas Shannon

How scholars can contribute to decision-making : lessons from Mexico / Rafael Fernandez de Castro

Scholars and policymakers : Asian Pacific experiences with policy dialogues / Paul Evans

On the scholar-practitioner interface : separation and synergy / Laurence Whitehead

Scholars, policymakers and international affairs : toward more fruitful connections / Mariano E. Bertucci and Abraham F. Lowenthal.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781421415079

9781421415086

1421415070

1421415089

OCLC:

877561734