ELEVEN Policy analysis at universities and research centres
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Ivan Cerrillo
Abstract
This chapter discusses the role of universities and research centres as providers of policy analysis to the public sector in Spain and identifies their activities in this domain. We describe the current scene as well as the evolution of such analyses by detailing the institutional settings for public policy analysis (universities, departments and research centres), the sources of funding (research projects financed by the Spanish government) and research outputs (academic production on policy analysis). In order to do so, we analyse data from the Spanish official register of research institutions and the SCOPUS database of publications. Results show a progressive development of consistent structures and know-how capabilities for policy analysis in recent decades. However, we observed a significant concentration of policy research activities in a small number of public universities from Madrid and Catalonia. It is our suggestion that most of the policy-related research followed an isolated pattern of analysis, without having a direct connection with policy-makers and public servants.
Abstract
This chapter discusses the role of universities and research centres as providers of policy analysis to the public sector in Spain and identifies their activities in this domain. We describe the current scene as well as the evolution of such analyses by detailing the institutional settings for public policy analysis (universities, departments and research centres), the sources of funding (research projects financed by the Spanish government) and research outputs (academic production on policy analysis). In order to do so, we analyse data from the Spanish official register of research institutions and the SCOPUS database of publications. Results show a progressive development of consistent structures and know-how capabilities for policy analysis in recent decades. However, we observed a significant concentration of policy research activities in a small number of public universities from Madrid and Catalonia. It is our suggestion that most of the policy-related research followed an isolated pattern of analysis, without having a direct connection with policy-makers and public servants.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables vii
- Notes on contributors ix
- Editors’ introduction to the series xvi
- Foreword xviii
- Policy analysis in Spain: actors and institutions 1
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Examining the policy analysis context
- Historical forerunners in Spanish policy analysis 21
- Policy analysis and policy evaluation as a profession 46
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Policy analysis by governments
- Policy analysis in central government: still in its infancy 67
- Policy analysis and regional governments 83
- Policy analysis in local government: objects, perspectives, and actors 102
- Domestic policy analysis by international actors 124
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Policy analysis beyond executive in the public sphere
- Parliamentary committees as policy analysis institutions 141
- Policy analysis and public opinion 165
- Participatory institutions and advisory councils 186
- Policy analysis at universities and research centres 203
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Policy analysis by parties, interest groups, and other actors
- Political parties and policy analysis 225
- Trade unions, policy analysis, and the policy process 246
- Business associations and policy analysis 265
- NGOs as policy analysis partners: from invisibility to expansion 283
- Think tanks and policy analysis 303
- Index 327
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables vii
- Notes on contributors ix
- Editors’ introduction to the series xvi
- Foreword xviii
- Policy analysis in Spain: actors and institutions 1
-
Examining the policy analysis context
- Historical forerunners in Spanish policy analysis 21
- Policy analysis and policy evaluation as a profession 46
-
Policy analysis by governments
- Policy analysis in central government: still in its infancy 67
- Policy analysis and regional governments 83
- Policy analysis in local government: objects, perspectives, and actors 102
- Domestic policy analysis by international actors 124
-
Policy analysis beyond executive in the public sphere
- Parliamentary committees as policy analysis institutions 141
- Policy analysis and public opinion 165
- Participatory institutions and advisory councils 186
- Policy analysis at universities and research centres 203
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Policy analysis by parties, interest groups, and other actors
- Political parties and policy analysis 225
- Trade unions, policy analysis, and the policy process 246
- Business associations and policy analysis 265
- NGOs as policy analysis partners: from invisibility to expansion 283
- Think tanks and policy analysis 303
- Index 327
