Policy transfer
By Mikhail Parfentyev
Structure
Topicality
Types of transfer policy
Aims
Factors
Possibilities of failure
Additional constraints
Cases from Russia
Conclusion
References
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Bibliometric analysis
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(source: Web of Knowledge, Thomson
Reuters)
What kind of transfer?
Policy programs;
Ideological rhetoric;
Policy ideas;
Institutional structures;
Administrative arrangements;
Electoral strategies.
(Dolowitz, Greenwold and Marsh)
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Five features relevant to understanding
coercive and cajoled modes of policy
transfer
1 Inducement;
2 Selectivity;
3 Paternalism;
4 Restraint;
5 Signaling.
(Lal, 2001)
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Factors
Language
Shared ideology
Personal relations
Think-tanks
Policy entrepreneurs/experts
(Dolowitz, Greenwold and Marsh)
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Possibilities of failure
Lack of information;
Ideas from familiar places/too much
positivism;
Approaches’ evaluation/aggregation and
quantity of cases;
System approach and reasons.
(based on Dolowitz, 2003)
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Factors preventing
transfers
Idea
Absence of international community; no
consensual knowledge; ideological contest
Institution
Lack of institutional ‘fit’; discordant policy
instruments
Network
Lack of shared vision; network disunion;
defection
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(Stone, 2004)
Transfer between
international organizations
The WTO’s establishment was not just
intended to formalize, deepen and widen an
international system of trade regulation. It was also
to bring greater coherence in global economic policy
making by drawing together the work of the WTO
with that of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
and World Bank, as well as to develop relations with
other bodies such as the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO), the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the
International Organization of Standards (IOS).
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(Wilkinson 2002:
129)
Fail 1
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The logo of 370-th
infantry division of
Wehrmacht
The emblem of the
Russia’s ruling party
“United Russia”
Fail 2
Separate recycling in Russia
Various options for separation
USSR’s experience:
 standardized bottles and boxes
 collection points for glass
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Conclusion
Pre-decision phase – evidence proven
model;
Work in partnership with local existing
institutions;
Emulation model: written manual for a
context;
Compatibility with national policies;
Enlist the support of the target audience.
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References
Dolowitz D., Greenwold St. and Marsh D., “Something Old, Something New,
Something Borrowed, But Why Red, White And Blue?”, Parliamentary Affairs, 52(4),
pp.719-730;
Dolowitz D. (2003) A Policy-maker’s Guide to Policy Transfer, Political Quarterly
74(1), pp. 101-108;
Dolowitz D. and Marsh D. (1996) Who Learns What from Whom: a Review of the
Policy Transfer Literature, Political Studies, XLIV, pp. 343-357;
Gritsyuk M. (2012) Debris will find a host, Russkaya gazeta 25/04/2012 [Online]
Available at: http://www.rg.ru/2012/04/25/musor-site.html;
Policy transfer: why “copy and paste” is not enough (2012) [Online] Available at:
http://www.preventionaction.org/research/policy-transfer-why-copy-and-paste-not-
enough/5912;
James O. and Lodge M. (2003) The limitations of “Policy transfer” and “Lesson
Drawing” for Public Policy, Political studies review, vol.1, pp. 179-193;
Stone D. (2004) Transfer agents and global networks in the “transnationalization” of
policy, Journal of European Public Policy, Routledge, pp. 545-566.
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Policy transfer

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Structure Topicality Types of transferpolicy Aims Factors Possibilities of failure Additional constraints Cases from Russia Conclusion References 01.02.2016
  • 3.
    Bibliometric analysis 01.02.2016 (source: Webof Knowledge, Thomson Reuters)
  • 4.
    What kind oftransfer? Policy programs; Ideological rhetoric; Policy ideas; Institutional structures; Administrative arrangements; Electoral strategies. (Dolowitz, Greenwold and Marsh) 01.02.2016
  • 5.
    Five features relevantto understanding coercive and cajoled modes of policy transfer 1 Inducement; 2 Selectivity; 3 Paternalism; 4 Restraint; 5 Signaling. (Lal, 2001) 01.02.2016
  • 6.
    Factors Language Shared ideology Personal relations Think-tanks Policyentrepreneurs/experts (Dolowitz, Greenwold and Marsh) 01.02.2016
  • 7.
    Possibilities of failure Lackof information; Ideas from familiar places/too much positivism; Approaches’ evaluation/aggregation and quantity of cases; System approach and reasons. (based on Dolowitz, 2003) 01.02.2016
  • 8.
    Factors preventing transfers Idea Absence ofinternational community; no consensual knowledge; ideological contest Institution Lack of institutional ‘fit’; discordant policy instruments Network Lack of shared vision; network disunion; defection 01.02.2016 (Stone, 2004)
  • 9.
    Transfer between international organizations TheWTO’s establishment was not just intended to formalize, deepen and widen an international system of trade regulation. It was also to bring greater coherence in global economic policy making by drawing together the work of the WTO with that of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, as well as to develop relations with other bodies such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the International Organization of Standards (IOS). 01.02.2016 (Wilkinson 2002: 129)
  • 10.
    Fail 1 01.02.2016 The logoof 370-th infantry division of Wehrmacht The emblem of the Russia’s ruling party “United Russia”
  • 11.
    Fail 2 Separate recyclingin Russia Various options for separation USSR’s experience:  standardized bottles and boxes  collection points for glass 01.02.2016
  • 12.
    Conclusion Pre-decision phase –evidence proven model; Work in partnership with local existing institutions; Emulation model: written manual for a context; Compatibility with national policies; Enlist the support of the target audience. 01.02.2016
  • 13.
    References Dolowitz D., GreenwoldSt. and Marsh D., “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, But Why Red, White And Blue?”, Parliamentary Affairs, 52(4), pp.719-730; Dolowitz D. (2003) A Policy-maker’s Guide to Policy Transfer, Political Quarterly 74(1), pp. 101-108; Dolowitz D. and Marsh D. (1996) Who Learns What from Whom: a Review of the Policy Transfer Literature, Political Studies, XLIV, pp. 343-357; Gritsyuk M. (2012) Debris will find a host, Russkaya gazeta 25/04/2012 [Online] Available at: http://www.rg.ru/2012/04/25/musor-site.html; Policy transfer: why “copy and paste” is not enough (2012) [Online] Available at: http://www.preventionaction.org/research/policy-transfer-why-copy-and-paste-not- enough/5912; James O. and Lodge M. (2003) The limitations of “Policy transfer” and “Lesson Drawing” for Public Policy, Political studies review, vol.1, pp. 179-193; Stone D. (2004) Transfer agents and global networks in the “transnationalization” of policy, Journal of European Public Policy, Routledge, pp. 545-566. 01.02.2016

Editor's Notes

  • #2 In varying degrees also linked to concepts lesson drawing or even policy mimesis
  • #3 Additional constraints (factors preventing transfer)
  • #4 Number of Articles in English which consists Policy transfer or lesson drawing concepts
  • #6 We need to know the background of the transfer policy and motives 1  Inducement: getting governments to enact policies they would otherwise not have initiated; 2  Selectivity: aid given only to those countries already exhibiting a ‘good’ policy environment; 3  Paternalism: donors attempt to get aid spent on the goods and services that they favour; 4  Restraint: seeking protection against policy reversal that may occur with a new government. It differs from inducement in that there is no policy disagreement between the recipient and the donor country; 5  Signalling: aid is used as a device to signal ‘good’ policy behaviour by the recipient country.
  • #7 Here you can see factors on which we should pay our attention making some kind of transfer policy To have a disaster means to crap in American slang but not to fail as it is in the original Thatcher and Regan administrations shared the neoliberalism ideology As an example of personal relations it could be Putin – Berlusconi friendship Think-tanks on the electricity privatization in Russia
  • #8 At first stage failure could be if there exist at least one of the following possibilities of failure We should know how it operate in foreign system – background and full set of assumptions This option is connected with lack of creativity and inspiration – question of access and desire to find something new, to think outside the box It is important to highlight that in most cases the requirements and tips are quite similar with marketing and other managerial disciplines
  • #9 Here is a list of factors which could prevent transfer mostly at the stage of realization
  • #10 Today in a world of transnational corporations and globalization we have an additional kind of policy transfer between international organizations Here is an example of WTO
  • #12 This one remains a problem From USSR we have an experience of collection points for glass and standardized bottles and boxes but ithis measures don’t work nowadays as well as various options of separation The Federation Council of Russia has prepared a draft law on separate recycling and sent it for review to the regions Nevsky International Ecological Congress May 17-18 This phenomenon may be explained by cultural and technological factors and agenda absence on the governmental level
  • #13 Here I would like to present you conclusion in the form of advice This options based on the experience of successful implementation of BBBS in Ireland and failure of it in the UK