Dataset on framework for policy research in SSF
2022
Dubois, Mark | Ghazali, Saadiah | FISH CRP
Researchers, funders, and practitioners working to improve small-scale fisheries governance through action-oriented research partnerships must address a series of questions: How does policy and institutional change happen? Where are the opportunities for research to most constructively contribute? And, what role(s) do we, as researchers, seek to play? Building upon research on the political economy of policy reform, power dynamics, and the potential of engaged research, we propose a rubric to assess opportunities for research engagement in the policy process. Retrospectively examining three cases helps illustrate the application of this rubric and highlights different modes of research engagement—one at national level (Myanmar) and two at regional level (Pacific and Africa). We draw from literature review and applied experience a series of principles for designing research to more successfully engage in policy and institutional change. The principles address how research can: (a) nurture multi-stakeholder coalitions for change at different points in the policy cycle, (b) engage alternative forms of power and spaces of engagement, (c) embed ongoing research communications to support dialogue, and (d) employ evaluation in a cycle of action and learning to strengthen research engagement. As many scholars seek to align their efforts to advancing sustainable development of small-scale fisheries, we present these principles as a solid foundation for responsible and impactful research. Anonymous interview audio files and transcripts
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