Policy transferBy Mikhail Parfentyev

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StructureTopicalityTypes of transfer policyAims Factors Possibilities of failureAdditional constraints Cases from RussiaConclusion References

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Bibliometric analysis

(source: Web of Knowledge, Thomson Reuters)

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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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FactorsLanguageShared ideologyPersonal relationsThink-tanksPolicy 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

InstitutionLack of institutional ‘fit’; discordant policy instruments

NetworkLack of shared vision; network disunion; defection (Stone, 2004)

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Transfer between international organizationsThe 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).

(Wilkinson 2002: 129)

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Fail 1

The logo of 370-th infantry division of

Wehrmacht

The emblem of the Russia’s ruling party

“United Russia”

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Fail 2Separate recycling in Russia

Various options for separationUSSR’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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ReferencesDolowitz 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.