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Dr. Klaus JacobEnvironmental Policy Research Centre – Research Group Policy Assessment
Enhancing the use of impact assessment tools in policy making: bridging the gap between science and the policy making community
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Impact Assessment: Expectations and Empirical findingsIA Requirements: - Consideration of Economic, Environmental and Social aspects - Quantification of Impacts - Use of Cost Benefit Analysis- Value-free, neutral fact findingBut: - 22 Case studies in EC (8), Poland (2), UK (5), Denmark (3) and Netherlands (4) • 4 out of 22 consider economic, social and environmental aspects substantially (all
EC) • In all cases economic impacts have been considered at least formally, social
impacts in 13 cases, environmental impacts in 11 cases • Substantial consideration: economic impacts 17, social 7, environmental 8• Overall: Assessment of economic impacts and consultation of respective
stakeholder is a well established practice, not the case for social and environmental aspects
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Contribution of economic analysis
4,17%20,00% 23,08%
25,00%
20,00%23,08%12,50%
45,00%15,38%20,83%
5,00%
7,69%
37,50%
10,00%
30,77%
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40%
60%
80%
100%
DE (24) UK (20) NL (13)
Very important contribution Important contribution Some contribution
Minor contribution Did not take place
Economic Analysis
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Views about quantification
41,67%
63,16%54,55%
37,50%
36,84%45,45%
20,83%
0,00% 0,00%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
DE (24) UK (19) NL (11)
I do not believe that quantif ication produces insights that are relevant to policy-making
Quantif ication may bias the results tow ards impacts that can be quantif ied
Quantif ication of impacts is a useful element of impact assessment
Sceptical on Quantification
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Costs of the proposal regarding different aspects
25
4
30
6 9
23
1923
13
42 34
5
27 30
22 2
3
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20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Economic andbusiness costs
Social costs Environmental costs
Monetisation Full quantif ication w ithout monetisation
Partial quantif ication Qualitative Assessment
No impacts expected Not evaluated
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Analysis of IA Reports: EU COM, Ireland, UK
Environmental Policy Research Centre, Klaus Jacob, 22/04/2023
Simple Physical Assessment
Monetary Assessment
Modelling Other None0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
EU COM UKIreland
Source: Turnpenny et al. 2011
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Why is there a gap? IA and the Policy Process: Positivist technical-rational view: Speaking (a single) truth to a (single) power But: Political System - Evidence based policy making in tension with existing institutions Policy Regime: - Plurality of Evidence, - Multiple actors and interests - Ambiguity and non-linearity of the political process - Pre-determination and analytical closure Results: - Symbolic or legitimizing use of knowledge - Use of knowledge to frame the discourse:- Translation and re-combination of knowledge
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Improving the Practice Supply side: - ‚Mode 2‘, post-normal science: Diversity, Transdisciplinarity, Responsibility and
Quality Standards - Sustainability Science: problem-orientation, interdisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity - Division of Work, Specialisation and Integration - Tools and data - Analysis of the contextDemand side: (1) Adaptation to the institutional context and integration in the policy process
(2) inter-departmental co-operation
(3) co-ordination across policy levels
(4) Participation
(5) Quality Assurance
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LIAISE Network of Excellence - LIAISE: 15 partner from FP6/FP7 IA projects
- Community of Researchers: - Publications- Meetings - Training - Research Agenda - www.liaise-noe.eu
- Tools and Toolbox - Contextualising knowledge - Combining knowledge - alpha.liaise-toobox.eu