Policy Formulation 2: thinking and talking

Today’s agenda

Simulation overview

Policy analysis Analysis vs

Advocacy Talking:

stakeholder engagement

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Simulation –Process meet in groups required readings consult "real world" versions of their groups Tutorials Brief due November 14 select a delegate (and an alternate) to speak and

negotiate for them during the consultation. evening, mock multistakeholder consultation

attendance required for all participants : EBM GBR Monday November 18 Area-based tenure Tuesday, November 19

Policy Cycle Model

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Agenda-Setting

Policy Formulation

Decisionmaking

Policy Implementation

Monitoring and Evaluation

Policy Formulation

THINKING

Policy analysis of alternatives

TALKING

Consultation with stakeholders

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Essential Steps

Define problem Criteria for

evaluation Identify multiple

alternatives Outcomes/

consequences of alternatives

Compare/tradeoff Recommended

decision6

Today’s agenda

Policy formulation Mid term timber

supply case study Policy analysis Analysis vs

Advocacy Talking:

stakeholder engagement

Analysis vs. Advocacy

ANALYSIS

Neutral stance on Solutions, Problem framing

Careful, balanced use of evidence

ADVOCACY

Position based on group’s interest

Strategic framing More selective use of

evidence

Does effective analysis ignore other side’s argument, or engage it?The best argument explicitly addresses an opponents strongest claim and discredits it with evidence and reason

Today’s agenda

Policy formulation WFP case study Policy analysis Analysis vs

Advocacy Talking:

stakeholder engagement

Policy formulation: Talking – consultation alternatives

Private consultations

Notice and comment

Web consultation Public hearings Establish a

roundtable Opinion polls Referendum

Collaborative planning in GBRSmith et al; Price et al

Collaborative planning: Engage stakeholders Interest-based Consensus oriented

Two-tiered planning: All stakeholders in consensus LRMP

process Gov and FN only: “government to

government” G2G

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Status of Land Use Planning

Forest Practices Board, “Provincial Land Use Planning: Which Way from Here?” November 2008

26 CORE and LRMP plans completed, covers 85% of the provincial land base (together called SLUPs) 1 in G2G negotiations (Lillooet) 8 areas without plans

November 10, 2009 FRST 415 13

Forest Practices Board

November 10, 2009 FRST 415 14

Forest Practices Board

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BC Liberals “New Direction” 1

ILMB Report: A New Direction for Strategic Land Use Planning in BC (December 06)

full implementation April 2008 Brings end to provincial scale, comprehensive

strategic land use planning All ongoing SLUPs to be completed by March

2010 new planning will be undertaken only where

business drivers demonstrate a need New policy and legislative changes FNs’ interests and values major environmental changes such as Mountain

Pine Beetle infestation

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BC Liberals “New Direction” 2

Process for new planning Led by government(s) FNs’ involvement on a G2G basis where interested Interest groups and stakeholders serve in a meaningful

advisory capacity Clearly defined process, timelines and products

The end of multistakeholderism?

Policy formulation: Talking – criteria for selection?

Participatory Transparent Well-informed Coordinated to

avoid jurisdictional conflicts and overlaps

Timely

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There are tradeoffs between these values. Fostering legitimacy while being timely requires adequately resourced processes

Updated themes

The policy cycle consists of 5 stages: agenda setting, formulation, decision-making, implementation, and monitoring/evaluation

Issues get on the government agenda through a confluence of problem and politics streams

Policy formulation involves both “thinking” (analysis) and “talking” (consultation with stakeholders)

The best argument explicitly addresses an opponents’ strongest claim and addresses it with evidence and reason

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Decision-making and policy design Forest practices

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