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Bridging the gap : managing expectations, improving communications / Preble, Christopher

Preble, Christopher	Journal Article
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The effort to bridge the gap between policymakers and scholars is worthwhile and should continue. But advocates of bridging the gap should recognize that it is likely to have only marginal influence on policy. And they should be mindful of the fact that the entire endeavor, if taken too far, could be detrimental to particular scholars and researchers if it induces them to self-censorship or steers them into intellectual cul-de-sacs.

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Iraq War ; Bridging the Gap ; Managing Expectations ; Improving Communications ; U.S. Political

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Imagine a world in which: using scenarios in political science / Barma, Naazneen H; Durbin, Brent ; Lorbe, Eric ; Whitlark, Rachel E

Barma, Naazneen H	Journal Article
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A crucial dimension of bridging the gap between international affairs scholarship and policymaking is the generation of substantive, policy-relevant research programs. We describe the use of scenario analysis as a valuable experiential and problem-based technique for developing innovative research ideas in political science. We focus especially on the scholarly and pedagogical potential of scenarios for doctoral students by describing the structured use of scenarios at the annual New Era Foreign Policy Conference. The features of scenario analysis that commend its use to policymakers also make it well suited to helping political scientists generate policy-relevant research programs. Scenarios are plausible and textured stories that help imagine how the future political-economic world could be different from the past in a manner that highlights policy challenges. Scenario analysis can throw into sharp relief overlooked, yet pressing questions in international affairs that demand focused investigation. In turn, the search for answers can shape important research programs geared toward providing actionable clarity in understanding contemporary global issues and challenges.

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Problem-Based Learning ; Scenario Analysis ; Research Agendas ; Experiential Learning ; Bridging the Gap

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