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4. Influencing Multilateral Policy Processes Through Science

Author : Jessica Espey

Published in: Science in Negotiation

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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In Part II of this book, I theorised that the influence of science on multilateral negotiation could be understood through 4 criteria: representation and access, the organisation of epistemic communities, framing and temporal dynamics. The empirical analysis presented above reveals several theoretical and practical insights that augment these criteria, which are here explored in order to better explain the influence of scientific evidence in multilateral policy development, for example, under representation and access the space afforded by new institutional arrangements was a recurrent theme of the interviews. Meanwhile each epistemic community demonstrated highly diverse influencing and engagement approaches, suggesting that the modalities of engagement for non-state actors are wholly contingent on the structure and coherence of their community.

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Title: Influencing Multilateral Policy Processes Through Science
Author: Jessica Espey
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Science in Negotiation
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-18125-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-18126-9

Copyright Year: 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18126-9_4

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