Integrating Problem Structuring Methods And Concept-Knowledge Theory For An Advanced Policy Design: Lessons From A Case Study In Cyprus. Issue 6 (1st November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pluchinotta, Irene; Giordano, Raffaele; Zikos, Dimitrios; Krueger, Tobias; Tsoukiàs, Alexis
• Is Part Of: Journal of comparative policy analysis. Volume 22:Issue 6(2020)
• Page Start: 626
• Page End: 647
• Publication Date: 2020-11-01
• Subjects: policy analysis -- multi-stakeholder decision making -- policy analytics -- design -- theory -- policy co-design -- fuzzy cognitive maps; Social policy -- Comparative method -- Periodicals; 320.6
• DOI: 10.1080/13876988.2020.1753512
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1387-6988

Abstract

Abstract: 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.