Dear Colleagues,
How about coming for a visit to Singapore? We are holding a major conference International Conference on Public Policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (National University of Singapore) from 28-30 June 2017. We are expecting about 1500 academics. It is a wonderful campus that is worth a visit: http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/about-us/the-bukit-timah-campus/ [1] . We will take good care of you! The conference should appeal to colleagues who work in environmental policy because we do a lot of work in environmental governance. The link to the conference is: http://www.ippapublicpolicy.org/conference/icpp-3-singapore-2017/7 [2] Call for papers closes on January 15. Now if I might selfishly make an appeal to you postmodernists out there. I am chairing a panel entitled "Postmodern Strategies for Enhanced Environmental Policymaking". The panel and objectives are described below. This is a wacky title but an important area in a world mired in complexity. So if you are working on themes such as environmental policymaking amidst uncertainty, stakeholder management, environmental collaboration etc, please consider submitting a paper to the panel! Don't force me to defend post-modern ideology alone....there are economists lurking about and I fear for my safety :-) With warmest wishes to all for a healthy and happy 2017. Scott SCOTT VICTOR VALENTINE, PHD :: Associate Professor :: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy :: National University of Singapore :: 469C Bukit Timah Road :: Oei Tiong Ham Building, Level 2, Office 2A-2 :: Singapore 259772 :: (DID) +65 6601 1181) :: (E) [email protected] :: (W) www.lkyspp.nus.edu.sg [3] :: Personal Web-site: www.scottvalentine.net [4] :: Panel description POSTMODERN STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCED ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYMAKING CALL FOR PAPERS In environmental policy fields, we are witnessing the emergence of amplifying polarization between factions of stakeholders. Yet, given the complexities of most public policy challenges, discourse is essential for ensuring a policy process that is inclusive, comprehensive and holistic. Failure to achieve this engenders solutions that give rise to new problems and new ideological conflicts. Postmodern narratives within this thematic area center on the challenges of engendering shared understanding and negotiated compromise through discourse. Within this context, the aim within this panel theme is to enhance understanding of postmodern principles and explore strategies for creating sustainable policy informed by multi-stakeholder input. Papers centering on the nexus between policymaking and social constructivism, discourse analysis, policy narratives, advocacy coalitions or network collaboration are sought in areas related to energy policy, water policy, collaborative environmental projects, resource conservation policy etc. OBJECTIVES AND SCIENTIFIC RELEVANCE OF THE PANELS Much of the existing literature on discursive politics centers on understanding the underlying ideologies, values and motives that impact worldviews and subsequently influence stakeholder behaviour. Far less research has extended this avenue of inquiry to the design of strategies to harness divergent views for enhanced policymaking. In environmental governance this is of applied exigence, as we collectively endeavour to realign resource usage for more sustainable results. The objectives of this panel theme are to: 1. Encourage the extension of discursive insights to applied strategies for policymaking. 2. Encourage discussion of applied viability of discursive theory across contexts. 3. Explore the links between postmodern theory and network theory. 4. Share applied insights and consider how experiences can feed into theory development. This type of research benefits greatly from broad thematic treatment as this panel theme represents because conflating theoretical perspectives and connecting cross-disciplinary researchers from the social sciences will help spur innovation in theory development. Links: ------ [1] http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/about-us/the-bukit-timah-campus/ [2] http://www.ippapublicpolicy.org/conference/icpp-3-singapore-2017/7 [3] http://www.lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/ [4] http://www.scottvalentine.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
