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DRAFT PROGRAMME ADVOCACY COURSE DAY 1 SESSION 3 Policy analysis – what is the problem Quiz 2

DRAFT PROGRAMME ADVOCACY COURSE DAY 1 SESSION 3 Policy analysis – what is the problem Quiz 2 Defining the problem Obtaining information to assess the problem SESSION 4 Policy analysis – what is the solution? Opportunities and strengths analysis Vision of change

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DRAFT PROGRAMME ADVOCACY COURSE DAY 1 SESSION 3 Policy analysis – what is the problem Quiz 2

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  1. DRAFT PROGRAMME ADVOCACY COURSE DAY 1 SESSION 3 Policy analysis – what is the problem Quiz 2 Defining the problem Obtaining information to assess the problem SESSION 4 Policy analysis – what is the solution? Opportunities and strengths analysis Vision of change Alternatives for solving problem Sound bite 2

  2. As alcohol consumption declines: • The number of jobs in the alcohol sector will always decline • The number of jobs in the alcohol sector will not change • The number of jobs in the alcohol sector may increase

  3. More than 70% of the world’s alcohol exports comes from countries of the EU. The proportion of EU alcohol exports by value to countries outside the EU is: • More than 75% • Less than 25% • 100% • Between 50% and 75% • Between 25% and 50%

  4. Taxes on alcohol should not be increased, because the amount of money that the government gets in from tax will decrease • True • False

  5. Each year, in real money terms, alcohol costs the European Union about • EUR125 million • EUR 2.5 billion • EUR 125 billion • EUR 50 billion • EUR 234 billion

  6. Each year, the total value of pain, suffering and lost life from alcohol in the European Union is about • EUR125million • EUR 55 billion • EUR 270 billion • EUR 400 billion • EUR 135 billion

  7. As alcohol consumption declines: • The number of jobs in the alcohol sector will always decline • The number of jobs in the alcohol sector will not change • The number of jobs in the alcohol sector may increase

  8. Consumption and employment Finland - HoReCa Italy - bars

  9. More than 70% of alcohol exports comes from countries of the EU. The proportion of EU alcohol exports by value to countries outside the EU is: • More than 75% • Less than 25% • 100% • Between 50% and 75% • Between 25% and 50%

  10. Taxes on alcohol should not be increased, because the amount of money that the government gets in from tax will decrease • True • False

  11. Consumption and tax

  12. Each year, in real money terms, alcohol costs the European Union about • EUR125 million • EUR 2.5 billion • EUR 125 billion • EUR 50 billion • EUR 234 billion

  13. Total tangible costs – €125bn

  14. Each year, the total value of pain, suffering and lost life from alcohol in the European Union is about • EUR125million • EUR 55 billion • EUR 270 billion • EUR 400 billion • EUR 135 billion

  15. Intangible = putting a value on quality of life, pain, being alive… Total intangible costs – €270bn

  16. Source: Advocacy Center at ISC. http://www.advocacy.org/

  17. Checklist to identify issue or problem Source: Advocacy Center at ISC. http://www.advocacy.org/

  18. Identify an Issue’s Life Cycle Stage and the Next Steps for Advocates Source: Advocacy Center at ISC. http://www.advocacy.org/

  19. DEFINE THE PROBLEM • What is the problem? • Why is it a problem? • Why is it a public problem? • Identify the problem’s stage and why?

  20. RESEARCH FOR ADVOCACY • What policy goal does this research address? • Is this research appropriate to the policy goal? • Will my research be done in time to meet my policy objectives? • How will I use the results to advocate for that policy goal • Is there another (cheaper, easier, more effective) way to gain the same results?

  21. Types of Research for Advocacy • Opinion polls/Surveys • Economics research • Review of alcohol industry websites and actions • Qualitative research

  22. Presenting your research • Communicate the results directly with policymakers. • Hold a press conference. • Invite members of the press to come to a meeting at your office to discuss the results. • Call one journalist with whom you have a good relationship, or who has written on alcohol control, and giving him/her “exclusive” rights to the research, • Write a press release and fax/send it to various media. • Refer to your findings in letters to the editor, letters to politicians, speeches. • Share your results—if not a formal report, at least the key findings, which may be all that most people read anyway— with other organizations potentially interested in alcohol control.

  23. Specific suggestions on research to conduct to meet advocacy objectives • Your advocacy objectives should guide your research. Start with what information you need to press for a certain policy change; then plan your research. • Test the questions before use, to make sure they are clear. • Decide which questions you need and which you do not. • Plan your data analysis in advance—if you will use a computer, set up the form on the computer before you conduct the survey. Make sure you have the time and ability to do the analysis. • Only do the survey if you know how it will be useful for you. • Remember to tie the results in to your policy initiatives.

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