Integrating Problem Structuring Methods And Concept-Knowledge Theory For An Advanced Policy Design: Lessons From A Case Study In Cyprus

Pluchinotta, Irene; Giordano, Raffaele; Zikos, Dimitrios; Krueger, Tobias; Tsoukiàs, Alexis

Pluchinotta, Irene; Giordano, Raffaele; Zikos, Dimitrios; Krueger, Tobias; Tsoukiàs, Alexis (2020), Integrating Problem Structuring Methods And Concept-Knowledge Theory For An Advanced Policy Design: Lessons From A Case Study In Cyprus, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 22, 6, p. 626-647. 10.1080/13876988.2020.1753512

Type

Article accepté pour publication ou publié

Date

2020

Journal name

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice

Volume

Number

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Pages

626-647

Abstract (EN)

Evidence suggests that policies frequently fail due, on the one side, to a simplification of the uncertainty and complexity associated with stakeholders’ problem-understanding and, on the other side, due to the lack of methodologies for innovative generation of policy alternatives. This work describes a methodology based on the integration of Problem Structuring Methods and Concept-Knowledge Theory as a mean to transform ambiguity in problem-framing from a barrier to an enabling factor in collaborative settings. This methodology supports the generative design process for innovative and consensual policies. The methodology was implemented for a case of designing water management policy in the Republic of Cyprus.

Subjects / Keywords

policy analysis; multi-stakeholder decision making; policy analytics; design, theory; policy co-design; fuzzy cognitive maps