The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Europe : Comparing Engagements in Policy Advisory Systems.

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Main Author: Brans, Marleen.
Other Authors: Timmermans, Arco.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022.
Edition:1st ed.
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505 0 |a The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Europe -- Foreword: The Special Character of Political Science -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Part I: From Theory to Empirical Analysis of Advisory Roles -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 The Matter of Research -- 1.2 Genealogy and Diffusion of the Discipline of Political Science in Europe -- 1.3 A Consolidated Academic Discipline, a Focus on External Engagement -- 1.4 Academics Taking Advisory Roles -- 1.5 Advisory Roles and Empirical Data -- 1.6 Looking Into Countries: A Systematic Approach -- References -- Chapter 2: A Theoretical Perspective on the Roles of Political Scientists in Policy Advisory Systems -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Policy Advisory Systems -- 2.3 What Is Policy Advice? -- 2.3.1 Scope of Policy Advice -- 2.3.2 Content of Advice -- 2.3.3 Channels of Advice -- 2.4 Advisory Roles of Academic Political Scientists -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Strategy of Data Collection and Analysis for Comparing Policy Advisory Roles -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 A Large Scale Survey for Comparable Data Across Countries -- 3.2.1 Survey Questions on Professional Role Perception and Visibility -- 3.2.2 Survey Questions on Dimensions of Advising -- 3.2.3 Background Variables for Analytical Leverage -- 3.3 Connecting Dimensions of Advice to Measuring Role Types -- 3.4 The Political Science Community in the Survey -- 3.5 Towards Country Analysis -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Country Studies of Advisory Roles -- Chapter 4: Removing Political Barriers to Engagement: The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Albania -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Political Science as an Emerging Discipline in Albania's Academia -- 4.3 The Policy Advisory System -- 4.4 Evidence-Based Policy Making in Albania. 
505 8 |a 4.5 Political Scientists: Types of Advisory Role, Activities and Viewpoints -- 4.6 Discussion -- 4.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Resisting Devolution? The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Belgium -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Features of the Belgian Policy Advisory System: Tradition and Trends -- 5.2.1 Federalism -- 5.2.2 Consensualism -- 5.2.3 Partitocracy -- 5.2.4 Trends -- 5.3 The Belgian Policy Advisory System: Location and Configuration -- 5.3.1 Government Arena -- 5.3.2 Societal Arena -- 5.3.3 Intersections Between Arenas: Political Scientists in Think Tanks, Advisory Bodies and Applied Research Institutes -- 5.4 Roles and Advisory Activities of Political Scientists -- 5.4.1 Highly-Active Scholars -- 5.4.2 Distribution of Advisory Roles and the Demographics of Ideal Types -- 5.4.3 Channels of Advice Across Types of Role -- 5.5 Resisting Devolution? Policy Advice by Political Scientists Across the Language Divide -- 5.5.1 Advisory Profile and Activities of Dutch-Speaking and French-Speaking Political Scientists -- 5.5.2 The Locus of Belgian Political Science Advice: Federal or Devolved? -- 5.5.3 Diverging Opinions on the Relevance of Advisory Activities -- 5.5.4 The Pavia Group Advice to Install a Federal Electoral District -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Restrained Wisdom or Not? The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Denmark -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Existing Images of the Advisory Role of Political Scientists in Denmark -- 6.2.1 The Danish Policy Advisory System -- 6.2.2 Political scientists vis-à-vis other scientists as policy advisors -- 6.3 Surveying Advisory Activities of Political Scientists -- 6.3.1 Activities and Role Types -- 6.4 Normative Conceptions of Advisory Roles -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References. 
505 8 |a Chapter 7: A Small Discipline, Scarce Publicity, and Compromised Outward Reach: The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in France -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Position of Political Scientists Within the French Policy Advisory System -- 7.2.1 Characteristics of the French Policy Advisory System -- 7.2.2 Access Points and Venues for the Provision of Advice by Political Scientists -- 7.3 The Characteristics and Visibility of French Political Science -- 7.4 Descriptive Analysis of the Survey Data -- 7.4.1 Normative Attitudes Towards Advisory Activities and Involvement in Public Debate: A Taste for Engagement -- 7.4.2 Types of Advisory Activity -- 7.4.3 Substantive Topics of Advice -- 7.4.4 Recipients of Political Scientists' Advice and Levels of Governance -- 7.4.5 Channels of Advice Delivery -- 7.5 Capturing Views and Activities in Main Policy Advisory Roles -- 7.6 Institutional Reform and Involvement in Public Debate -- 7.7 Conclusion -- References -- Webpages -- Chapter 8: Driven by Academic Norms and Status of Employment: The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Germany -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The German Policy Advisory System -- 8.2.1 German Political Science and Policy Advice -- 8.3 Expectations and Research Design -- 8.3.1 Research Design -- 8.4 Empirical Patterns -- 8.4.1 Descriptive Results from the Survey -- 8.4.2 Factors Influencing Policy Advisory Activities -- 8.4.3 Ideal Types of Policy Advisory Role -- 8.5 A Case Study of Advice on the Rise of Populism -- 8.6 Conclusion: Tenured Academics in a Castle? Advisory Roles in Germany -- References -- Sources -- Chapter 9: Coping with a Closed and Politicized System: The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Hungary -- 9.1 Introduction: An Emerging Discipline in a Democratic System Under Pressure -- 9.2 The Policy Advisory System and Political Scientists in Hungary. 
505 8 |a 9.2.1 Political and Public Arenas -- 9.2.2 Expectations on Advising Activities -- 9.3 Empirical Patterns of Advising -- 9.3.1 Frequency and Content of Advice -- 9.3.2 The Supply Aspects of Advice -- 9.3.3 Advisory Demand and Features of Advice -- 9.3.4 Determinants and Alternative Strategies of Access -- 9.4 Discussion: Towards a Populist Policy Advisory System? -- References -- Chapter 10: Of Pure Academics and Advice Debutants: The Policy Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Italy -- 10.1 The Policy Advisory Roles of Italian Political Scientists -- 10.1.1 The Italian Policy Advisory System -- 10.1.2 Italian Political Scientists in the Policy Advisory System -- 10.2 Political Scientists: Types of Advisory Role in Italy -- 10.3 The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists As Taken up in Current Debates -- 10.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: The New Abundance of Policy Advice: The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Norway -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Policy Advisory Roles, Arenas and Systems -- 11.3 The Configuration of the Norwegian Policy Advisory System -- 11.4 The Policy Advisory Roles of Expert Political Scientists -- 11.4.1 Normative Views on Advisory Activities and Public Debate -- 11.4.2 What Kinds of Advisory Activities Are Norwegian Political Scientists Engaged in, and How Often? -- 11.4.3 At What Level, and with Which Actors, Do Norwegian Political Scientists Engage in Advisory Activities? -- 11.5 The Provision of Academic Expert Advice Through Advisory Bodies and Commissions -- 11.6 RCN and Programme Research: A New Interface for Expert Advice -- 11.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: In Search of Relevance: The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Spain -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Opportunities and Limitations on Advice by Political Scientists in Spain. 
505 8 |a 12.3 The Advisory Activities of Spanish Political Scientists: Research Questions and Hypotheses -- 12.4 Data and Methods -- 12.5 Descriptive Analysis -- 12.6 Explanatory Analysis -- 12.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13: Polder Politics Under Pressure: The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in the Netherlands -- 13.1 The Embedding of Advisory Roles -- 13.2 The Institutionalization of Political Science in Dutch Academia -- 13.3 The Dutch Policy Advisory System -- 13.3.1 Expectations on the Advisory Roles of Political Scientists -- 13.4 Policy Advising and Public Engagement by Dutch Political Scientists -- 13.4.1 Estimated Visibility and Impact -- 13.4.2 Engagement in Different Types of Advisory Activity -- 13.4.3 Recipients and Channels of Advice -- 13.4.4 Reasons for Engaging in Advisory Activities -- 13.5 Types of Scholars in Advising -- 13.5.1 Age, Gender, and Role Types -- 13.5.2 A Segmented Discipline and Advisory Roles -- 13.6 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14: Changing Policy Advisory Dynamics in the 2000s: The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Turkey -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Turkey's Changing Policy Advisory System -- 14.2.1 Changes in Turkey's System of Government -- 14.2.2 Changes in Policy Style -- 14.2.3 Basics of the Policy Advisory System -- 14.3 A Locational Model of the Policy Advisory System in Turkey -- 14.3.1 Government Arena -- 14.3.2 Societal Arena -- 14.3.3 Intersecting Areas -- 14.4 The Policy Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Turkey -- 14.4.1 The ProSEPS Survey Instrument -- 14.4.2 Key Characteristics of Political Scientists Assuming Advisory Roles -- 14.4.3 Recipients of Advice -- 14.4.4 Types of Advisory Activity -- 14.4.5 The Predominant Type -- 14.4.6 Normative Perceptions of Policy Advice Giving -- 14.5 Conclusions -- References. 
505 8 |a Chapter 15: Making Political Science Matter: The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in the United Kingdom. 
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