Flagship 4 Brussels Workshop: Beyond Policy by Working Group 6

Group 6

Beyond Policy• Private sector and governance–Business, civil society, consumer

unions, etc.–Emerging role of diverse

stakeholders–Potential impact pathways and

modes of engagement?

Beyond Snapshot Case Studies

• Longitudinal research on governance–Agricultural and food systems

• Comparative case studies–Data harmonization

Beyond Technicality• Politics and power in adaptation

processes (and “adaptation” processes)–Strategic use of material resources and

scientific information–Discursive trajectories and strategies – Intersection with other political agendas–Cross scale: global-national, national-local

Global

National

Local

Donors Int’l policy Int’l developmentInt’l research

Sectors

Ministries

Customary institutions

Civil society

• Resources• Information• Discourses

• Harmonization• Contestation • Feedbacks• Accountability

Beyond the “Beyonds” I• Trade-offs and/or perverse outcomes

of polycentricity vs. harmonization?

• Under what conditions do governance mechanisms succeed or fail to bridge across scales?

Beyond the “Beyonds” II• ICTs and governance–Public information accessibility–Inclusive governance in planning

• Short term vs. long-term adaptation• Incremental vs. transformative

adaptation