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Scientists as lobbyists? How science can make its voice heard in the South African policy‐making arena
Author(s) -
Funke Nikki,
Nienaber Shanna,
Henwood Roland
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of public affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1479-1854
pISSN - 1472-3891
DOI - 10.1002/pa.421
Subject(s) - face (sociological concept) , context (archaeology) , policy making , order (exchange) , political science , process (computing) , making of , public relations , science policy , interface (matter) , public administration , sociology , business , advertising , social science , computer science , finance , paleontology , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing , biology , operating system
This paper examines the complexity of the South African policy‐making context and its official and non‐official actors and investigates the challenges that scientists face when trying to exert their influence here in order to strengthen the science–policy interface. Based on this analysis, the paper makes preliminary recommendations on how scientists can venture to lobby policy‐makers in spite of the many obstacles they face. The main areas of interest in this paper are the science–policy interface, the policy‐making process and lobbying. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.