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Transforming Ideas into Policy Making - Thoughts, values and global governance

Transforming Ideas into Policy Making - Thoughts, values and global governance. Minakshi Bhardwaj Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, JAPAN. What is an idea?. A mental image, a concept and a notion that could be explanatory in a social and scientific system .

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Transforming Ideas into Policy Making - Thoughts, values and global governance

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  1. Transforming Ideas into Policy Making - Thoughts, values and global governance Minakshi Bhardwaj Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, JAPAN

  2. What is an idea? • A mental image, a concept and a notion that could be explanatory in a social and scientific system. It is also evolutionary as human societies developed over thousands of years.

  3. Factors Influencing Human ThinkingGlobal Individual National • Family values • Social Values • Culture Values • Religion • Local governance • Societies • Cultures • Governance Internal Systems External Environment Personal Human Ideas

  4. Governance is.. • The framework of social and economic systems, legal and political structures within which humanity organizes itself (UNED 2002). • It is the complex mechanisms, processes, relationships, and institutions through which citizens and groups articulate their interests, exercise their rights and obligations and mediate their differences.

  5. Actors Involved in Governance National Government International Governance • "Kitchen cabinets" • Rural and urban governing actors • Local governments • Military • Judiciary • Royal families • Private sector • Interaction between different governing institutions • Formal set up • Influence of national govts. -research institutions, donors, financial institutions, MNCs… • Challenges of balancing different perspectives

  6. Characteristics of Good Governance Consensus oriented Accountable Participatory Good Governance Transparent Follows the rule of law Responsive Effective and Efficient Equitable and Inclusive Source - UNESCAP

  7. Ethical Principles and Governance Good Governance Ethical Principles Participation capacity to make decisions Respect for Autonomy Transparencyutilitarian objective of impartialityRight to information Responsiveness obligations to respond within timeframeDeontological theories Equity opportunities to improve Justice Efficiency Sustainability Principle of Utility

  8. Factors Affecting Policy Making in Developing Countries • Gap between ordinary public and governments • Gap between rich and poor • Cultural barriers • Religious restrictions • Economic Issues/dependency on external aid • Unstable and short-term Government Structures • Lack of Regional Coordination These factors are depended on the ideals of the nations that arise from different internal systems.

  9. Transforming ideas into policy making Foundation for governance Personal values National Ethical Principles Regulations International Global values Global governance Multi-sectorial cooperation Participatory approach guide Global impact External environment Government Social systems Human thinking Society Internal systems Balancing self and Collective needs

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