The importance of feedback: Policy transfer, translation and the role of communication

In recent years, translation has begun to be employed in multidisciplinary policy studies as a more constructivist alternative to the established policy transfer literature. While both transfer and translation acknowledge the complex nature of communication in the adaptation of policies to new conte...

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Published in:Policy studies 2014-07, Vol.35 (4), p.397-412
Main Authors: Park, Chisung, Wilding, Mark, Chung, Changho
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Congestion
congestion charges
England
Greater Manchester
Interest Groups
Literature
Policy making
policy success
Policy Transfer
Political science
Public Relations
public relations theory
Stakeholder
Stockholm
Studies
Success
Sweden
Transfer
Transfers
Translation
Translations
United Kingdom
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Summary:In recent years, translation has begun to be employed in multidisciplinary policy studies as a more constructivist alternative to the established policy transfer literature. While both transfer and translation acknowledge the complex nature of communication in the adaptation of policies to new contexts, they are yet to investigate the impact of communication types on the modification of policies. This study draws upon public relations theory in order to develop four modes of translation in the transfer of policy. The modes are utilized as a means of illustrating how two-way communication between both borrowers and lenders, and borrowers and policy stakeholders is most likely to increase the chances of policy success. The practicality of the theoretical model is illustrated through examples of congestion charge translation in Stockholm and Greater Manchester.
ISSN:0144-2872
1470-1006
DOI:10.1080/01442872.2013.875155