Policy Analysis
I call myself a “Policy Analyst”, which is a fairly broad and blurred concept. So, what does a Policy Analyst do?
A lot of it is research:
reviewing document, devising surveys, focus-groups or interviews to understand the context of a policy decision. This data then needs to be analysed to spell out the policy options and their consequences: pros/cons, time frames, risks/mitigation. The policy analyst needs to be clear about all these dimensions.
Once things are well understood, they need to be waved into a powerful narrative:
creativity and story-telling come come into play. Yet, that’s not the end of it. The message needs to be delivered in the right way and to the right public. Good communication is necessary to make sure the message reaches the different stakeholders involved.
Projects
Analysis of bottlenecks to innovation in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia
I am working with the OECD on the analysis of the demand and supply of innovation support services.
The study aims at supporting the region in their planning for the future Cohesion Policy Programming Period. It includes a survey of firms and a set of focus groups with stakeholders supporting innovation processes.
Analysis of the role of international networks in supporting Smart Specialisation in Friuli Venezia Giulia
The study aims at supporting the region in their planning for the future Cohesion Policy Programming Period.
Case studies on the Right 2 Disconnect in Italy
I am collaborating with EUROFUND, the European Agency for the Improv on a set of case studies on the implementation of the Right to Disconnect.
Related news
Four levels of listening for policy making
A few days ago I gave a presentation in a transnational learning context on the four level of listening. It was a learning event organised by GenCat, within the Panoramed project. I was asked to talk about "the four levels of listening" (a concept...
Keynote on the challenges of Transnational Learning
On the 29th of April I gave a keynote as part of the H2020 project Seerri on the limits of Transnational Learning Processes. I realised I felt like Bob Dylan in "We are the world", and I discovered that I was not alone. To me, after many years in...
Seminar to the MSc Students at the London School of Economics
On the 27th of November I will be giving a Seminar to the MSc Students at the London School of Economics on how to engage stakeholders in the regional development process.
Relevant Publications
Towards a transformative Smart Specialisation Strategy
lessons from Catalonia, Bulgaria and Greece
JRC Technical Reports JRC124128.
Smart Specialisation at work:
the policy makers’ view on strategy design and implementation
Guzzo, F., Gianelle, C. & Marinelli, E. (2018)
JRC Technical Reports JRC114141.
Higher education and Smart Specialization in North-East Romania:
opportunities for knowledge-based development
Marinelli, E., Mironov, C. (2019)
In Caseiro, N. & Santos, D. (Eds). Smart Specialization Strategies and the Role of Entrepreneurial Universities (pp. 234-354). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.