1. Agenda-setting; Policy Formulation I: the foundations of policy analysis
October 14, 2014

2. Midterm October 21
You are responsible for readings, lectures, and themes up through this week (through October 16)
Theme list for midterms is finalized
Be Connect smart: download lectures rather than relying on system
Today:
Policy cycle
Agenda setting
Policy formulation
Thursday:
Finish policy formulation
Midterm review
Special office hours
Monday 10-12, 2-3

3. Today’s agenda Policy cycle Agenda setting Policy formulation
Policy analysis
consultation

4. Reading this week
Review In Search of Sustainability reading from first week – policy cycle
Carl Patton and Sawicki, Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning, pp (reading packet) – steps in policy analysis
Drea Cullen et al, “Collaborative Planning in Complex Stakeholder Environments: An Evaluation of a Two-Tiered Collaborative Planning Model,” Read pp only. Multistakeholder processes (collaborative planning)

5. Analytical Framework: Forces at work in natural resources policy
governance
policies
environment
actions
markets
Consequences

6. Policy Cycle Model Agenda-Setting Policy Formulation Decisionmaking
Policy Implementation
Monitoring and Evaluation

7. Agenda-Setting – Definitions
Social Agenda (general, systemic): issues that the public thinks deserve attention from government
measures: polls, media
Formal Agenda (government): issues explicitly up for active and serious consideration by policy makers
measures: announced proposals, throne speech

8. Northern Gateway v Clayoquot
Media coverage
Data from Canadian Newstand
NGP from Oct Sep 14, 2014, Clayoquot 1993

10. Throne Speech

11. Agenda-Setting - Process
Kingdon’s “streams” model: a confluence of
Problem stream
Politics stream
Policy (solution) stream
Opens a “policy window”
Opportunity for “policy entrepreneurs”

12. Agenda-Setting - Process
Changes in “Problem”
indicators
knowledge, technology
focusing event
Changes in “Politics”
changing public mood
elections
interest group strategies

13. Agenda-Setting - Process
Changes in “Problem”
indicators
knowledge, technology
focusing event
Changes in “Politics”
changing public mood
elections
interest group strategies
How did the mid-term timber supply issue get on the government’s agenda?

14. Policy Cycle Model Agenda-Setting Policy Formulation Decisionmaking
Policy Implementation
Monitoring and Evaluation

15. Policy Formulation Thinking Talking Policy analysis of alternatives
Consultation with stakeholders

16. 6-step Patton and Sawieki – Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning
Verify, define and detail the problem
Establish evaluation criteria
Identify alternative policies
Assess alternative policies
Display and distinguish among alternatives
Implement, monitor, and evaluate the policy

17. Essential Steps Define problem Criteria for evaluation
Identify multiple alternatives
Outcomes/consequences of alternatives
Compare/tradeoff
Recommended decision

18. PS v. GH Verify, define and detail the problem
Establish evaluation criteria
Identify alternative policies
Assess alternative policies
Display and distinguish among alternatives
Implement, monitor, and evaluate the policy
Define problem
Criteria for evaluation
Identify multiple alternatives
Outcomes/consequences of alternatives
Compare/tradeoff
Recommended decision

19. Policy formulation: Talking – consultation alternatives
Private consultations
Notice and comment
Web consultation
Public hearings
Establish a roundtable
Opinion polls
Referendum

20. Collaborative planning in GBR Cullen et al; Price et al
Engage stakeholders
Interest-based
Consensus oriented
Two-tiered planning:
All stakeholders in consensus LRMP process
Gov and FN only: “government to government” G2G

21. Case Study of Successful Collaboration: the Great Bear Rainforest

22. GBR: the place Central and North Coast regions of BC
Globally significant ecosystem: largest areas of remaining intact coastal temperate rainforest in the world
Valuable timber resources
Remote communities
Unresolved aboriginal land claims
October 14, 2014

23. GBR: The Campaign
Enviros launch campaign to protect “Great Bear Rainforest”
direct action
market-based campaign targeting large purchasers
October 14, 2014

24. GBR: Planning
1996 – Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) - Multi-stakeholder planning process
enviros boycott
October 14, 2014

25. GBR: enviro-industry cooperation
Enviros’ market campaign forces industry into (secret) negotiations outside of formal process
1998: Enviros and industry agree to cease-fire:
industry agrees to suspend logging in intact areas
engos agree to suspend market campaign and join LRMP process
October 14, 2014

26. GBR: 2001 framework agreement
April 2001 Framework Agreement (BC Gov, FN, engos, companies)
protected areas (20%)
deferrals (11%)
remainder covered by ecosystem-based management
established independent “Coast Information Team”
2004: Land and Resource Management Plan recommendations
– Government to Government negotiations
Crown government and First Nations
October 14, 2014

27. GBR: 2006 Announcement
October 14, 2014

28. October 14, 2014

29. land base of 6.4 million ha (16 million acres)
October 14, 2014

30. Insights from GBR One of most important land use decisions
Extraordinary instance of collaborative decisionmaking
Power shift created by enviros’ use of international market pressures
Landmark co-jurisdictional arrangements with First Nations
Challenging issues in policy design*
Revealing implementation challenges*
October 14, 2014
*addressed after midterm

31. Thursday
Bigger picture on collaborative land use planning in BC (Cullen reading + updates)
Collaborative planning vs other consultation tools
Midterm review