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ID130923
Title ProperToward "best practices" in scholar-practitioner relations
Other Title Informationinsights from the field of inter-American affairs
LanguageENG
AuthorBertucci, Mariano E ;  Herrero, Fabián Borges ;  Julio, Claudia Fuentes
Publication2014.
Summary / Abstract (Note)This paper explores a number of success stories of scholar-practitioner interactions on issues such as democracy promotion, fostering economic development, reducing extreme income inequality, and foreign policymaking toward the United States, among others, to argue that the so-called scholar-practitioner gap in International Relations might not be as wide as it may seem. It also highlights some of the salient limits to effective relations between the worlds of ideas and policy, and it discusses the main transmission belts-both individual and institutional-through which scholarly outputs influence the different stages of policymaking. The paper closes by proposing a number of "best practices" to enhance effective scholar-practitioner relations in inter-American affairs and beyond, including tying research to significant world events, synthesizing research findings into digestible components, developing relations of trust with allies in government, providing concrete policy recommendations based on rigorous research and cost-effectiveness analyses, and integrating practitioners into academic departments, among others.
`In' analytical NoteInternational Studies Perspectives Vol.15, No.1; February 2014: p.54-72
Journal SourceInternational Studies Perspectives Vol.15, No.1; February 2014: p.54-72
Key WordsInternational Relations - IR ;  International Cooperation ;  United States - US ;  National Policy ;  Inter-American Affairs ;  Democracy ;  Foreign Policy ;  Economic Development ;  World Events ;  Economic Balance ;  Income Inequality