Papers by Jeanie Bukowski
Water Alternatives, 2017
There is a normative consensus that science should contribute to decision-making in environmental... more There is a normative consensus that science should contribute to decision-making in environmental policy, given that science provides a means of understanding natural systems, human impacts upon them, and the consequences of those impacts for human systems. Despite this general agreement, however, the means through which science is transmitted into policy is contested. This paper envisions several of the competing characterisations of the science-policy interface as a continuum with the endpoints of 'fortress science' and 'co-production', and applies this continuum in an empirical analysis of the transboundary expert community promoting a 'new water culture' on the Iberian Peninsula. In engaging directly with members of this community, the paper finds that these characterisations are better seen as strategies among which scientists and their communities may choose and over which they may disagree. These trade-offs and disagreements in turn have implications f...
Epistemic communities as a transmission belt of science to policy It is increasingly a normative ... more Epistemic communities as a transmission belt of science to policy It is increasingly a normative assumption that science should contribute to environmental policy, given that science provides a means of understanding natural systems and human impacts on those systems (Steel, et al., 2004). In international regime theory, the epistemic communities framework provides a set of hypotheses regarding the conditions under which such a community can be a transmission belt of scientific knowledge into policy. An epistemic community is “a network of professionals with recognized expertise and competence in a particular domain and an authoritative claim to policy-relevant knowledge within that domain or issue area” (Haas, 1992, 3). In addition to sharing a set of causal assumptions informed by scientific research about a particular phenomenon, the community also has “a set of normative and principled beliefs and a common policy enterprise” (Ibid.). The community then may transmit this consensu...
s (in alphabetical order) Jeanie Bukowski, International Studies, Bradley University “A New Water... more s (in alphabetical order) Jeanie Bukowski, International Studies, Bradley University “A New Water Culture on the Iberian Peninsula? Evaluating Epistemic Community Impact on Policy Change” Water management on the Iberian Peninsula is challenging due to geographic and climatic factors as well as past policy choices. Spain and Portugal share five major river basins and both states are subject to the requirements of a growing body of European Union environmental legislation, notably the Water Framework Directive. It is under these conditions of complexity, uncertainty, and interdependence that international regime theorists see a potential role for epistemic communities in impacting policy preferences. This approach generally assumes that an epistemic community may serve as a transmission belt of science into policy only if its members develop the relevant scientific knowledge apart from the policy process. That assumption is disputed especially in the science and technology studies (ST...
Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 2016
It is widely assumed that science should contribute to environmental policymaking. The epistemic ... more It is widely assumed that science should contribute to environmental policymaking. The epistemic communities framework provides a set of hypotheses regarding the conditions under which experts may serve as a conduit for such knowledge. An important critique of this approach, however, is that it is more often used metaphorically than empirically—analysts seldom identify such communities firmly on the basis of the fourfold belief system that defines them in the literature before proceeding with an analysis of policy impact. This article applies the defining components of the belief system set forth originally by Peter Haas to identify an epistemic community on the Iberian Peninsula promoting a “new water culture.” Once an empirical identification of the community is established, the article seeks to answer the questions: Have experts promoting a “new water culture” influenced water resources management policy locally, nationally, and/or transnationally? Under what conditions is impact...
Printout. Vita. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996. Includes bibli... more Printout. Vita. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 316-348).
An arena in which the implications of increased subnational authority are particularly important ... more An arena in which the implications of increased subnational authority are particularly important is the European Union. In addition to the decentralization process experienced throughout Europe, the EU states also are undergoing the simultaneous process of supranational institution-building. We see increasing interest in regions and other subnational govemments and groups on the part of the EU, such as the long-standing importance placed on regional/structural policy and the recent creation of the Committee of the Regions in an advisory capacity. In turn, the emergence of subnational entities with increased political and economic power has potentially important consequences for European integration. The current paper first critiques the disparate literature that studies the transfer of governmental authority to a lower level within the nation-state. It then argues that an altemative conceptualization, "redistribution of authority", based on the institutional capacities, fu...
This paper address governance and decision-making in the European Union. It takes a multi-level g... more This paper address governance and decision-making in the European Union. It takes a multi-level governance perspective; that is, it assumes that governing authority is diffused across levels (supranational, national and subnational) within the European Union. Units within this emerging structure increasingly share resources, interests and influence over policy decisions. Similar to what Grodzins recognized in his "marble cake" conceptualization of the American federal system, the emerging decision-making structure in the EU is fragmented and characterized by "many overlapping governments (and I would argue non-governmental actors) involved in many overlapping functions" and by multiple points of access to decision-making processes (1966: 25). Policy network analysis is a realistic tool for analyzing the complexity of interactions within the multi-level structure of this evidence. This study 1) establishes policy network analysis as a tool within the multi-level g...
In this paper I provide a framework that may help to move us closer to an answer to [the “so what... more In this paper I provide a framework that may help to move us closer to an answer to [the “so what”] question. Using policy networks analysis as a conceptual and descriptive tool, I first “map” the multiple and overlapping levels of authority characteristic of the multi-level governance structure. Within this structure, I then propose to track policy decisions from their formulation at the EU level through their implementation at the state and subnational levels. Determining the actors involved in the policy networks at the various levels, their policy preferences, their interactions, and the diplomacy outcomes across states and policy domains will provide empirical data necessary to build inductively toward an answer to the “so what” question.
... in organizing their work around our common analyt-ical framework; they made this a truly coll... more ... in organizing their work around our common analyt-ical framework; they made this a truly collaborative process from which we learned a great deal. We are grateful to Gary Marks, editor of the Governance in Europe series for Rowman & Littlefield, for his support of this project. ...
Water Alternatives, 2011
... Member states are required to transpose the Directive into national legislation, create mecha... more ... Member states are required to transpose the Directive into national legislation, create mechanisms for implementation, achieve the objectives outlined in the Directive, and report their progress to the Commission (Aubin and Varone, 2004). ...
Page 1. Re-distribution A Cross-Reg/ona/ Perspective Edited by Jeanle J. Bukowski and Svvama Ra1a... more Page 1. Re-distribution A Cross-Reg/ona/ Perspective Edited by Jeanle J. Bukowski and Svvama Ra1agopalan Page 2. Page 3. Re-distribution of Authority A Cross-Regional Perspective Edited by Jeanie j. Bukowski and Swaina Ralagopalan Westport, Connecticut London ...
South European Society and Politics, 2007
The advocacy coalition framework (ACF) was developed as a means of studying the complexities of p... more The advocacy coalition framework (ACF) was developed as a means of studying the complexities of policymaking in multi-actor, multi-level systems of governance. This article applies the ACF to a case study of the evolution of Spanish water policy, characterized by a focus for several decades on 'harnessing' water resources through large infrastructure projects and a more recent shift in policy, recognizing economic costs and environmental concerns. The Spanish case provides support for several ACF hypotheses regarding policy continuity and change, advocacy coalitions, and policy learning, but also points up some difficulties that should be addressed by further research.
South European Society and Politics, 1997
ABSTRACT This article re-examines several causal factors put forward in the study of decentraliza... more ABSTRACT This article re-examines several causal factors put forward in the study of decentralization in the modern state: a reaction against political and economic centralism; off-loading and blame-shifting; territorially-based economic differentials; ethnic and nationalist cleavages and sub-national pressures. It then analyzes the utility of these factors in explaining the decentralization process in post-authoritarian Spain. Based on this case, it is argued that separating the causal factors into rigid categories is impossible, and that a more useful endeavour is to determine how these factors interact. Toward this goal, a conceptualization of ‘redistribution of authority’ (which takes into account both decentralizing and centralizing tendencies) is developed, and a model of explanatory factor interaction is presented. This conceptualization will contribute to our understanding of the shifting and sharing of authority across multiple levels, both inside and above the state.
Journal of Southern Europe and The Balkans, 2004
... View all notes. In September 1991, GATTEL published Document No. 6, which detailed three poss... more ... View all notes. In September 1991, GATTEL published Document No. 6, which detailed three possible locations for the bridge crossing: Western (Algés/Trafaria), Central (Barreiro/Chelas), and Eastern (Sacavém/Montijo). The ...
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