1 / 12

HOW TO MAKE RESEARCH MEANINGFUL TO POLICY MAKERS: THE VALUE OF A LOBBYING STRATEGY

HOW TO MAKE RESEARCH MEANINGFUL TO POLICY MAKERS: THE VALUE OF A LOBBYING STRATEGY. Toby Aykroyd. Taking a Strategic Approach. What are the objectives of the research? Which research influences policy makers? Who do we want to influence? How do we reach them?.

guang
Download Presentation

HOW TO MAKE RESEARCH MEANINGFUL TO POLICY MAKERS: THE VALUE OF A LOBBYING STRATEGY

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. HOW TO MAKE RESEARCH MEANINGFUL TO POLICY MAKERS:THE VALUE OF A LOBBYING STRATEGY Toby Aykroyd

  2. Taking a Strategic Approach • What are the objectives of the research? • Which research influences policy makers? • Who do we want to influence? • How do we reach them?

  3. What are the Objectives of the Research? • Raise the policy profile of the population issue • Substantially increase funding for population programmes • Instil a sense of urgency

  4. Which Research Influences Policy Makers? • The impact on business performance • The impact of climate change

  5. 1. The Impact on Business Performance? • Hinders capital accumulation • Lower per capita income – weaker markets • Health – lower productivity • Education, infrastructure

  6. 2. The Impact on Climate Change • Existing impact from developed world • Increase mainly from developing countries • Fossil fuel sources, lack technology & funding

  7. Who Do We Want to Influence with Research? • Political parties • Finance and planning ministries – LDCs • Key institutions • The sectors – eg business, science • Mondeo Man

  8. How Do We Reach Them with Research? • A media approach • Engaging the political process

  9. Media Techniques for Promoting Research • Accessibility: language, summaries • Research database for further enquiry? • Tailor the message • Be impactive: press release, sound bite, film • Linking research and advocacy

  10. Westminster Parliamentary Hearings • The impact of population increase • Millennium Development Goals as a topic • All party parliamentary Group • Sources of evidence

  11. Building A Strategy • Promoting the results • Replicating the Hearings process • Relevance in Washington • An ongoing programme

  12. HOW TO MAKE RESEARCH MEANINGFUL TO POLICY MAKERS THE VALUE OF LOBBYING

More Related