Knowledge and policy: Key statements
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Knowledge and policy:Key statements
KNOWandPOLEric Mangez
The role of knowledge in the construction of education and health policy across Europe
www.KNOWandPOL.eu
A. The European discourse about knowledge
B. Key statements1. There is no simple way2. Knowledge / evidence is never neutral3. Europe / world of ‘knowledges’4. Policy as knowledge
Knowledge and Policy:Key Statements
Knowledge as a key for Europe
The European discouse about knowledge
“In the new rules of wealth creation economic prosperity will depend on
nations and companies being able to exploit the skills, knowledge and insights of workers” (Brown, Lauder
1997)
Knowledge as a key for the economy
EU institutions and actors often stress “the need to use evidence-based policy, including robust evaluation instruments to identify which reforms and practice are the most effective and
to implement them successfully” (2007)
They argue for “more knowledge-based policy and practice” (2008)
Knowledge as a key to the policy process
A strong demand for increasing the role of knowledge in the economy and in the policy process
- Knowledge economy- Governing with knowledge
A demand for knowledge
A demand for knowledge
The knowledge – policy relationship:
key statements
1There is no simple way
There is no simple evidence
Evidence is disputed. Sometimes contradictory. Always diverse.
There is no simple way
2Knowledge / evidence is
never neutral
Ways of knowing are ‘political’
Ways of knowing are ways of constructing the future
Evidence / knowledge is never neureal
3Europe / world of
‘knowledges’
Europe is not an easy thing to understand
Knowledge as socially constructed
Each context is specific
Knowledge regimes, local knowledge cultures, knowledge path dependency
It is about who we are
Europe / world of ‘knowledges’
Europe is not an easy thing to understand
Knowledge as socially constructed
Each context is specific
Knowledge regimes, local knowledge cultures, knowledge path dependency
It is about who we are
Europe / world of ‘knowledges’
4Knowledge as policy
Knowledge as a policy instrument in its own right
Knowledge-based regulation tool
A specific kind of knowledge: simplified, comparative, normative, positive, …
Governing tools in the hands of non governmental actors
Knowledge as policy
Thank you
The Knowledge and Policy Final Conference
Brussels, 23 September 2011