administrative and political conflict resolution
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Administrative and political conflict resolution. 11 .04.2013 , Riga Agnes Kasper. LECTURE OUTLINE. INTRODUCTION PUBLIC POLICY COMPLEXITY OF RULEMAKING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION METHODS VALUE DECISIONS MEDIATION SESSION MANAGEMENT EXERCISE. The spoon, the cup and the bucket. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Administrative and political conflict resolution
11.04.2013, RigaAgnes Kasper
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LECTURE OUTLINE
• INTRODUCTION• PUBLIC POLICY• COMPLEXITY OF RULEMAKING• PUBLIC PARTICIPATION• METHODS• VALUE DECISIONS• MEDIATION SESSION MANAGEMENT EXERCISE
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The spoon, the cup and the bucket
During a visit to a mental asylum, a visitor asked the director how to determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalised. “Well,” said the director, “we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient, and ask him to empty the bathtub.”
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The plug...
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PUBLIC POLICY PROCESSProblem identification
Policy formulation
Policy adoptionPolicy implementation
Policy evaluation
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COMPLEXITY OF PUBLIC POLICY
Public policies of various govermental sectors can influence other policies, directly or indirectly.
Example: population healthRelated policies: • Transportation• Income• Education• Child-care• Environment
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ComplexityAdopting a policy that takes into account all relevant fields and
policies is a complex task. - There are many uncertain effects- Often no consensus in the civil society
Decision-makers must manuever between different values, views, needs, preferences and interests.
Increased attention is paid lately to deliberative processes critical examination of issues in groups: reasons vs courses of action, exchange information and come to an areement which informs the decision-making
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Case study – Jaitapur protest• What is the surface of the conflict and what are the underlying
problems?• What conflict classifications can you apply? (Resources, values,
interests, relationships, identity, etc.)• Who are the parties and what motivate them?• How the conflict could have been avoided?• What positive and negative aspects of the conflict can you
identify?• How can the conflict be “won” (and what)? Who will loose
(and what)?• Can both parties win?
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Complexity
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Complexity
The question is “how do we get into zone P?”
More often then not we get there with the help of processes such as mediation or
participation.
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Methods of public participationDeliberative vs non-deliberative
Citizens panels Consensus conferenceCitizens juriesDeliberative polling(Delphi method)Focus groups
SurveysPublic hearingsOpen housesCitizen advisory committeeReferendaCitizens panels
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Citizens panels 1
• consists of statistically representative• sample of residents in a given area• most comprise several thousand citizens who
represent the general population of an area• panel views are regularly sought• using a survey instrument (e.g. postal,• telephone surveys)
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Citizens panels 2
• randomly selected group of 12 citizens meet routinely (eg. four times per year) to consider and discuss issues and make decisions
• used to guide health resource allocation decision
• panels act as “sounding boards” for governing authority
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Consensus conference
• a group of citizens with varied backgrounds meets to discuss issues of a scientific and or technical nature
• consists of 2 stages: 1)meetings with experts, discussions and work toward consensus (involves small group of people) 2)conference during which main observations and conclusions are presented to the media and general public
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Citizens’ juries
• group of 12-20 randomly selected citizens, gathered in such a way as to represent a microcosm of their
• community, who meet over several days to deliberate on a policy question
• they are informed about the issue, hear evidence from witnesses and cross-examine them
• they then discuss the matter amongst themselves and reach a decision
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Deliberative polling
• builds on the opinion poll by incorporating element of deliberation
• involves larger numbers than citizens juries and may involve less time
• measures what public would think if it was informed and engaged around an issue
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Deliberative processes – engagement of civil society
1. Engagement of the civil society in:- definition of problem, - identification of priorities,- allocation of resources- evaluation of different policy optionsThis approch promotes conciliation, information
of public, transparency, legitimacy and accountability in decision making.
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Deliberative processes – engagement of civil society example
The CPRN’s citizens’ dialogues – Canada
Since the late 1990’s the Canadian Policy ResearchNetworks have undertaken a number of initiativesaimed at encouraging public deliberation about variouspolicy issues (e.g. the Ontario 2004-2008 budgetstrategy, the future of Canadian health care, the use ofpersonal information, Canadian public health priorities).For more information: www.cprn.org [FR/EN]
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Deliberative method – expert engagement
2. Engagement of experts in:- Production of research- Interpretation of research- Bridging theory and practiceThis promotes evidence-informed policy making.
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Deliberative method – expert engagement example
IDEAHealth – Khon Kaen, Thailand
IDEAHealth was an international dialogue sponsored bythe World Health Organization that took place betweenDecember 13 and 16, 2006. It allowed decision makers,experts and other stakeholders to share their ideas andexperiences and to consider the results of systematicreviews in an attempt to find concrete solutions toproblems confronting developing countries. For moreinformation: www.who.int/rpc/meetings/ideahealth/ens non-
deliberative
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Objectives of two deliberative trends
October 2009Author: François-Pierre Gauvin, National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy
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Some methods of participatory democracy
• Popular/Citizens’ initiatives• Referenda• Public consultation• Surveys• Focus groups• Open houses• Public hearings• Negotiated rulemaking• Consensus-building • Etc.
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Citizens’ initiative
• It allows electorate to resolve questions where the elected representatives don’t act despite the public desire. Typical provisions in Constitutions.
• “The European citizens' initiative allows one million EU citizens to participate directly in the development of EU policies, by calling on the European Commission to make a legislative proposal.” (Commission’s homepage)
• Article 11(4) TEU, Article 24(1) TFEU, Regulation No 211/2011
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Public consultation
In public consultations the agency ‘s goal is to gain information about the concerns of the public, but the final decision is still made by the agency. No consensus or decision by the public is sought.
May be dominated by special interest groups - feed-back obtained from this format needs to be treated carefully because it may not be representative of the community
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Negotiated rulemaking
• In negotiated rulemaking process the agency seeks out the representatives of interests that will be affected and empanel them into an advisory committee that includes senior members of the agency itself. The committee is tasked with deveoping a consensus for the proposed rule. Then the normal legislative process applies.
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Consensus building
• Consensus building is used to settle conflicts that involve multiple parties and complicated issues. The approach seeks to transform Adversarial confrontations into a cooperative search for information and solutions that meet all parties' interests and needs.(Burgess & Spangler, 2003)
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Consensus building• Consensus building (also known as collaborative problem
solving or collaboration) is a conflict resolution process used mainly to settle complex, multiparty disputes. Since the 1980s, it has become widely used in the environmental and public policy arena in the United States, but is useful whenever multiple parties are involved in a complex dispute or conflict.
• The process allows various stakeholders (parties with an interest in the problem or issue) to work together to develop a mutually acceptable solution.
(Burgess & Spangler, 2003)
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Consensus building• Like a town meeting, consensus building is based on the
principles of local participation and ownership of decisions. • Ideally, the consensus reached will meet all of the relevant
interests of stakeholders, who thereby come to a unanimous agreement.
• While everyone may not get everything they initially wanted, "consensus has been reached when everyone agrees they can live with whatever is proposed after every effort has been made to meet the interests of all stake holding parties.“
(Burgess & Spangler, 2003)
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Workshop exercise VALUES
● It is 2014, and there is now scientific consensus that secondary smoking is a
significant cause of cancer.● You are all the staff of a regulatory agency that
has to act once it is known that asubstance causes cancer.● Where do you stand? Please line up at the
most appropriate place on the line.
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Workshop exerciseVALUES
WHY?
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Workhop exerciseVALUES
• The instructions made clear that the science was conclusive: secondary smoking causes cancer.
• There was not a disagreement on a technical basis, the disagreement was about values.
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Workshop exerciseConsider the figure
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Workshop exerciseConsider the figure
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Workshop exerciseCommunication
1. You will be paired with another participant.2. On the following grid, write what you would say if you were the
facilitator – using the model below – to handle the seven circumstances that are listed on the grid.
I feel (ownership) + feeling word + behavioral descriptionExample: I feel worried about the passivity of the majority of the group.
3. Then compare notes with your partner, discussing how best to send your concerns without creating defensiveness, putting anybody down, or seeming unduly controlling.
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Situation
1. Group has drifted off the agreed-upon topicYour message: ...............................................
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Situation
2. People are not able to complete their comments because of interruptions
Your message: ...............................................
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Situation
3. Too many people talking at onceYour message: ...............................................
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Situation
4. Comments are exceeding agreed-upon time limits
Your message: ...............................................
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Situation
5. Participant’s comments are insulting to other participants – “name-calling”
Your message: ...............................................
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Situation
6. Group needs to be reminded of agenda time limits
Your message: ...............................................
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Situation
7. You want to propose the use of a technique, for example, brainstorming
Your message: ...............................................
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The end
Thank you for your attention!
Questions???
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Sources• A Review of Public Participation and Consultation Methods, Abelson
J, Forest P-G, Eyles J, Smith P, Martin E and Gauvin F-P. Deliberations about Deliberation: Issues in the Design and Evaluation of Public Consultation Processes, McMaster University Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis Research Working Paper 01-04, June 2001.
• Consensus building, Heidi Burgess and Brad Spangler, 2003.www.beyonintractability.com
• Deeliberative process, François-Pierre Gauvin, National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy
• Participation, Consensus Building and Conflict management training course, Jerome Delli Priscoli, Unesco, 2003.
• www.europa.eu