Dmitry Zaytsev, PhD in Political Science, Irina Semenenko, PhD, PhD in Political Science, Anna Potsar, PhD in Philology, Sergey Parhomenko, PhD in Public.

WORKSHOPACTORS OF POLICY

CHANGE

Dmitry Zaytsev, PhD in Political Science,Irina Semenenko, PhD, PhD in Political Science,

Anna Potsar, PhD in Philology,Sergey Parhomenko, PhD in Public Administration

RESEARCH GOAL

To evaluate the impact of diverse policy actors on policy-making, situational and institutional change, as a foundation of their influence on policy change

RESEARCH TASKS

To make a typology of policy actors To develop methodology of policy

impact evaluation Modeling of different mechanisms of

policy change

GENERAL THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

CONTEXT

ACTORS POLICYIMPACT

Think Tanks, Analytical & Intellectual communities

Civil Associations & Minorities

International org. (UN, EU, OSCE etc.)

Protest Publics

Government

Interest groups (business)

Public officials (politicians)Church

Parliament

Education policy

Identity Politics

Information (Media) Policy

European Neighborhood Policy

Policy toward NGOs

Social Policy

Policy toward Minorities

Foreign Policy

Environmental Policy

CONTEXTUAL PROCESSES:DEMOCRATIZATION & NATION-BUILDING

INDENTITY CRISIS & DEVELOPMENT

POL. COMMUNICATION STRENGTHENING & WEAKENING

WELFARE STATE CRISIS & DEVELOPMENT

GOVERNANCE “WITH ADJECTIVES”, IMPROVING QUALITIES

LIST OF TOPICS FOR RESEARCH Protest Publics as Drivers of Political

Change EU as Driving Force for Democratization Think Tanks and Intellectuals as Drivers

of Democratic Development The Role of Epistemic Communities in

Education Policy Design in Russia

LIST OF TOPICS FOR RESEARCH

Discursive foundations for the political actorness

Discursive power and discursive impact Particular communicative strategies in

public policy

LIST OF TOPICS FOR RESEARCH

Identity Transformations and Identity Politics Identity and nation Building Role of state, civil associations and business in

Identity Building Ethnic relations and civil identity Cultural diversity and civil identity Recourse potential of Civil Identity Responsible business as actor of policy change Corporate Citizenship

LIST OF TOPICS FOR RESEARCH Civil society as a driver of anti-corruption reforms NGOs (national/regional) as an actor of anti-corruption

policy-making Business as a driver and a "recipient" of anti-corruption

regulation Regional government or particular governmental

organizations as actors of anti-corruption policy-making Public officials (politicians) and ethical regulation of civil

service. Civil servants as drivers and recipients of civil service

ethical regulation Think tanks and intellectual community participation in

educational policy-making (particularly higher education, professional education).

Public administration reforms of the last decades (new public management, good governance, participatory governance, etc.) or their aspects (e-governance etc.) and their drivers - civil society, intellectual community, legislative and executive branches of power, etc. (actor focus to be chosen).

Study of demonstrations, indicators, and measurement of policy actors influence by sociological instruments

LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS

Protest Public in Egypt and Turkey from 2011 until 2014: Assessment of Impact on Political Changes

LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS

European Neighborhood Policy in Moldova and Ukraine in 2000-2010s: Evaluation of EU Impact on Democratic Rule of Law Reforms

LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS

Protest Publics as Drivers of Political Changes: Case of Tunisia (2010-2015)

LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS

Protest Publics As Drivers Of Political Changes In Turkey (2013-2015)

LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS

Civil Associations and Protest Movement in Russia (2011-2014)

LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS

Think Tanks' Impact on Foreign Policy towards “Arab Spring” in embedded democracies: case of USA

LIST OF EXPERTS, WITH WHOM WORKSHOP LEADERS HAVE STABLE CONTACTS

Michael Howlett Philippe Zittoun Frank Fischer Leonardo Morlino Ronald Inglehart Hans-Dieter Klingemann

ACTIVITIES 1.Workshop #1 16.09.2014

2.Workshop #2 11.10.2014

3.Workshop #3 28.02.2015

4.Workshop #4 07.03.2015

5.Workshop #5 14.03.2015

6.Workshop #6 21.03.2015

7.Workshop #7 11.04.2015

8.Workshop #8 18.04.2015

9.Workshop #9 25.04.2015

10.Workshop #10 23.05.2015

11.Workshop #11 30.05.2015

MATERIALS

FORTHCOMING FOR PUBLICATION

A. Anufriev, T. Zagumennaya, Hamid Ait El Caid. Protest Publics as Drivers of Political Change: case of Tunisia, Egypt, and Turkey (2011-2015)

A. Galina, V. Kozlov, D. Zaytsev. Ukrainian Protests (2013-2014) in the context of Multiple Cleavages: main explanatory factors and foundations

A. Kononova, D. Zaytsev. Think Tanks' Impact on Foreign Policy towards “Arab Spring” in embedded democracies: cases of USA and UK

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