Partnership Policy Research Articles

абезпечення інноваційного розвитку національної економіки на основі реалізації економічних інтересів учасників систем кластерного партнерства в умовах нових викликів

Introduction. Recent years have been a challenge for the Ukrainian economy. The full-scale war caused significant destruction, interrupted production chains and led to massive migration of the population. In such circumstances, the issues of economic recovery and increasing its competitiveness are particularly acute. The cluster approach, as a proven tool for economic development, can be an effective mechanism for overcoming the consequences of war and ensuring sustainable growth. In the developed countries of the world, there is an increase in cluster formations, where the organizational and functional structures do not change, but the process of joint interaction intensifies, which creates favorable conditions for the development of cluster partnerships based on integrated and quasi-integrated relationships and the economy of the territories where they are based. Problem Statement. The effectiveness of cluster partnerships has been proven theoretically by foreign scientists and confirmed by foreign examples. However, modern approaches to the development of cluster partnership systems of the national economy and the implementation of cluster policy in Ukraine do not consider military consequences, the specifics of the territories, the features of cluster partnership as a network interaction of integrated and quasi-integrated business structures, government and scientific institutions, synergistic links between them, regional, sectoral and other aspects. The purpose is to study the features and formulate directions for ensuring the innovative development of the national economy based on the realization of the economic interests of participants in cluster partnership systems in the face of new challenges. Methods. The study used general scientific and special methods, in particular, description, analysis, theoretical generalization, synthesis. Results. The directions of state support for the innovative development of the national economy based on the realization of the interests of participants in cluster partnership systems, which are implemented by intensifying the policy of cluster partnership in the innovation sector and are an alternative option for the formation and support of initiatives in the implementation of innovative projects. A characteristic of cluster partnership systems is the acquisition of forms of mutual assistance through cooperation in the regulatory policy of innovative development of the country's economy. The private sector is responsible for increasing the amount of funding for the innovation process, directly implements and ensures the commercialization of innovations. The state, first of all, provides legislative, financial, and informational support, and undertakes the training of highly qualified personnel. Conclusions. State support is the driving force behind the development of cluster partnership systems, which are implemented through the intensification of cluster partnership policy in the innovation sector and is the only alternative option for the formation and support of initiatives in the implementation of innovative projects for the development of the national economy in the post-war period.

'The company is using the credibility of our profession': exploring experiences and perspectives of registered dietitians from Canada about their interactions with commercial actors using semi-structured interviews.

To gain insight into the experiences and perspectives of registered dietitians (RD) in Canada regarding their interactions with commercial actors and actions undertaken to manage these interactions. Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews combined with a document analysis. Quebec, Canada. RD aged ≥ 18 years (n 18). All participants reported interacting with commercial actors during their careers, such as receiving continuing education provided or sponsored by food companies. RD in Quebec perceive these interactions as either trivial or acceptable, depending on the commercial actor or interaction type. Participants discussed how certain interactions could represent a threat to the credibility and public trust in dietitians, among other risks. They also discussed the benefits of these interactions, such as the possibility for professionals to improve the food supply and public health by sharing their knowledge and expertise. Participants reported ten mechanisms used to manage interactions with commercial actors, such as following a code of ethics (individual level) and policies such as partnerships policy (institutional level). Finally, RD also stressed the need for training and more explicit and specific tools for managing interactions with commercial actors. RD in Quebec, Canada, may engage with commercial actors in their profession and hold nuanced perspectives on this matter. While some measures are in place to regulate these interactions, they are neither standardised nor evaluated for their effectiveness. To maintain the public's trust in RD, promoting awareness and developing training on this issue is essential.

The effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and policy processes of regulatory, voluntary and partnership policies to improve food environments: an evidence synthesis.

Dietary factors are among the largest and costliest drivers of chronic diseases in England. As a response, the government implements a range of population interventions to promote healthy diets by targeting food environments. This study aimed to conduct a systematic review of the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and policy process of real-world evaluations of national and state policies on improving food environments, with a focus on whether they were regulatory, voluntary or partnership approaches. Fourteen relevant English-language databases were searched in November 2020 for studies published between 2010 and 2020. Six separate evidence reviews were conducted to assess the evidence of effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and policy processes of policies to improve food environments. A total of 483 primary research evaluations and 14 evidence syntheses were included. The study reveals considerable geographic, methodological and other imbalances across the literature, with, for example, 81% of publications focusing only on 12 countries. The systematic reviews also reveal the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of reviewed regulatory approaches designed to improve health, consumer behaviour and food environment outcomes while public-private partnerships and voluntary approaches to improve diets via reformulation, advertising and promotion restrictions or other changes to the environment were limited in their effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. The study also revealed key enabling and impeding factors across regulatory, voluntary and public-private partnership approaches. From the available evidence reviewed, this study finds that regulatory approaches appear most effective at improving the food environment, and voluntary agreements and partnerships have limited effectiveness. These findings should be carefully considered in future public health policy development, as should the findings of geographic imbalance in the evidence and inadequate representation of equity dimensions across the policy evaluations. We find that food policies are at times driven by factors other than the evidence and shaped by compromise and pragmatism. Food policy should be first and foremost designed and driven by the evidence of greatest effectiveness to improve food environments for healthier diets. This was a complex evidence synthesis due to its scope and some policy evaluations may have been missed as the literature searches did not include specific policy names. The literature was limited to studies published in English from 2010 to 2020, potentially missing studies of interest. Priorities include the need for guidance for appraising risk of bias and quality of non-clinical studies, for reporting policy characteristics in evaluations, for supporting evaluations of real-world policies equitably across geographic regions, for capturing equity dimensions in policy evaluations, and for guideline development for quality and risk of bias of policy evaluations. This study is registered as PROSPERO CRD42020170963. This awardproject was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Public Health Research programme (NIHR award ref: NIHR128607)and is published in full in Public Health Research; Vol. 12, No. 8. See the NIHR Funding and Awards website for further awardinformation.

RETURNING TO SAID AND HIS «ORIENTALISM»

This article examines the impact of Edward Said’s concept of Orientalism on the contemporary geopolitical landscape. The authors argue that while the critique of Orientalism has significantly influenced academic discourse and domestic policies in Western countries, particularly the United States, it has not led to fundamental changes in global geopolitical strategy. The paper focuses on two key aspects: the natural connection between knowledge and power, which cannot be altered by anti-colonial declarations, and the shift of colonial discourse to new regions, specifically non-Western Europe. The authors posit that the strength of a modern state lies in its ability to dynamically bifurcate its image into internal and external faces, presenting different aspects to its society and foreign partners. Using the United States as a case study, the article demonstrates how internal anti-colonial discourse coexists with an unchanging foreign policy strategy of global dominance. The authors criticize the illusions about the possibility of changing the fundamental principles of US foreign policy, which has remained consistent since 1941. The paper emphasizes the continuation of a strategy aimed at fostering global dependence on the West, despite anti-colonial rhetoric. The article explores the complex interplay between domestic movements for social justice and decolonization, and the pragmatic realities of international relations. It argues that the deconstruction of Orientalism, while challenging the legitimacy of historical colonial practices, has not transformed the core geopolitical interests of Western states.The authors contend that the apparent dichotomy between internal anti-colonial discourse and external policy reflects both the complexity and strength of states like the US, where domestic and foreign policies can be shaped by different institutional and ideological forces. The paper also discusses the expansion of the concept of liberal democracy as an export product to regions deemed lacking in popular sovereignty.In conclusion, the article suggests that the critique of Orientalism, despite its academic and cultural impact, has been effectively neutralized in geopolitical practice. This is achieved through a shift in focus to regions not traditionally considered part of the «old» Western colonies, allowing for the implementation of economic partnership policies without the moral self-flagellation associated with charges of Orientalism. The paper ultimately argues that renaming reality does not change its underlying structure, and that the postmodern belief in the power of language to transform geopolitical realities is akin to magical thinking. It concludes that the critique of Orientalism has not fundamentally altered the eternal principles and interests guiding global geopolitical strategies.

NATO’s partnership policy: From the military alliance to the security community, and back again

NATO’s partnership policy: From the military alliance to the security community, and back again

School Partnership Management with Industry and the World of Work to Improve Student Automotive Skills Competency

Partnerships play an important role in improving the quality of education. However, many vocational schools must be more optimal in developing industrial work practice partnerships. In this case, the role of partnership policy in the scope of vocational education must involve three important components: the school board, the industrial business world, and vocational high schools. This research aims to analyze the influence of school partnership management with industry and the world of work on increasing students' automotive skills competency. This type of research is quasi-experimental, with the research design being Post-test Only Control Group Design. The sample used in this research consisted of 72 class XI vocational school students. The data collection method uses tests. The data collection instrument uses test questions. The data analysis techniques used in this research are the t-test and ANOVA. The research results show an influence between the management of school partnerships with industry and the world of work on increasing students' automotive skills competency. The impact of partnership management in honesty education has implications, including requiring the development of students' competencies not only to acquire knowledge but also to integrate skills and attitudes in the world of work.

Cultivating ‘communities of practice’ to tackle civic policy challenges: insights from local government-academic collaboration in Leeds

Background:The academic impact agenda and evidence-informed policy movement have formed dynamic incentives for engagement between universities and local authorities. Yet, in the competitive higher education landscape, research-intensive universities frequently gravitate towards global rather than local impacts, while local government resources are diminished. In this context, how can universities and councils collaborate effectively to inform solutions to complex policy issues? Aims and objectives:This paper draws on data from a Review of Collaboration between researchers at the University of Leeds and officers at Leeds City Council, which explored factors that enable and constrain research–policy engagement. Where limitations of linear models of research–policy interaction are well documented, we consider how a ‘community of practice’ (CoP) approach might offer insights for accelerating civic knowledge exchange. Methods:A CoP lens was applied in analysing data from a mapping exercise, survey and semi-structured interviews involving academics and council officers. Findings:Examining research–policy engagement in terms of the ‘domain’, ‘community’ and ‘practice’ constituents of CoPs highlights the significance of interpersonal connections in forging ‘boundary-crossing’ collaborations that have spurred innovation in the city. Academics and officers commonly advocated enhanced inter-organisational processes whereby relationality is supported institutionally. Proposals are encapsulated in a model that conceptualises civic collaboration as a series of domain-specific CoPs supported by an inter-sectoral CoP performing vital ‘boundary bridging’ functions. Discussion and conclusions:Drawing on experiences from one English city, we advance a framework which offers promising insights into integration of organisational and relational facilitators of research–policy partnerships in responding to municipal policy challenges.

National customs legislation adaptation to EU requirements in the context of eastern partnership policy development

The research relevance is determined by the need to assess Georgia’s trade relations and customs activities in terms of their compliance with European requirements. The study aims to identify areas in the field of customs control that require further legislative regulation and harmonisation with EU legislation. The study employed the following research methods: analysis of statistical data on trade activity; comparison – to compare indicators of unrealised export potential between countries; graphical – to display the results; and generalisation – to summarise the information in line with EU requirements. The study determined the dynamics of Georgia’s trade and economic activities with the EU; assessed the use of export potential with different EU countries; and substantiated the effectiveness and efficiency of Georgia’s customs control reforms. The need to adapt the customs legislation to the common EU requirements is proved and the directions of specific measures for further improvement of customs activities are identified: application of transit (improvements to the guarantee management system are needed); control of sanctioned goods at the border (to speed up the EU’s response to specific requests); risk management system (to establish systematic internal and interagency information exchange); tax authorities (reorganisation and increase of profitability); customs protection of intellectual property rights. This will help bring Georgia’s economy closer to the EU economic area. The expediency of improving the quality of education and increasing public spending in this area has been substantiated, which will contribute to the professionalism of economic reforms. The results and conclusions are of practical importance for the Government in the development of customs policy and customs authorities in the implementation of customs procedures

Are Academic Libraries Doing Enough to Support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? A State-of-the-Art Review

The aim of this study was to assess the role that academic libraries play in realizing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To answer the research question, "How are academic libraries contributing to the attainment of SDGs?" a State-Of-The-Art Review was conducted on SDG contributions from academic libraries. Literature searches were executed using various databases and hand-searching techniques. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, leading to the selection of 25 papers. A majority of these papers represent institutions located in Asia (26.32%), Africa (21.05%), International (15.79%), Europe (10.53%), North America (5.26%), and Oceania (5.26%). During analysis, instances of "SDG washing" (where librarians exaggerated their contribution towards achieving SDGs) were noted. Targets 4:4, 16:10, 4:7, and 12:8 demonstrated closely interlinked relationships, highlighting the importance of providing access to educational resources, job opportunities, and skill development programs, which form an integral part underpinning SDG programming across different library activities depending on leadership roles, organizational culture, individual agency, partnership policies, etc. Furthermore, a Pearson correlation R test revealed positive linear relationships between Target 4:4 and both targets 16:10 & 17:17; these key targets are fundamental for programming under SDG but may vary across different library activities depending on leadership roles, organizational culture, individual agency, partnership policies, etc. It is important to note that evidence from the sample size, consisting only of 164 libraries, should be interpreted with caution as it may not represent all academic libraries globally. The paper highlights the scarcity of sustainability literacy within existing literature, with relatively few examples. Some librarians remain unaware or skeptical about incorporating the SDGs into business as usual library activities. This presents an opportunity for change through awareness-raising efforts and adoption strategies. Moreover, academic librarians must consider various factors when evaluating SDG programs while reporting Global Impact Framework-based outcomes, as it is a more accurate measurement than goal-level assessments. Future studies could explore regional differences in achieving GIF-based outcomes, thereby tailoring recommendations accordingly.

Enlargement of the EU Towards the East: A Pivotal Change in EU’s External Policy?

The EU’s Eastern enlargement in 2004 was marked by the entry of mostly smaller states, whose ability to shape the external direction of the EU was questioned. However, the EU’s response to the war in Ukraine has shown how important the Eastern dimension of external policy is for the EU and that this Easternisation of the EU has occurred precisely in the wake of the 2004 enlargement. This is due to the fact that these states have been able to push their own narratives in the discourse on the EU’s Eastern direction, particularly in the case of the Eastern Partnership. This article analyses the discourse of Central and Eastern European states regarding the Eastern partnership, specifically the narratives of the official documents of three Baltic and four Visegrad group countries in the 2009–2022 period. The analysis made it possible to identify narrative structures and showed that the narratives are relatively similar in the selected countries. Despite the lack of cooperation between the two groups and the West’s neglect of the Eastern Partnership policy, they were able to individually strengthen their position in the EU and maintain the discussion about the Eastern Partnership at the EU level as a result.

РОЛЬ СХІДНОГО ПАРТНЕРСТВА У СПІЛЬНІЙ ЗОВНІШНІЙ І БЕЗПЕКОВІЙ ПОЛІТИЦІ ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКОГО СОЮЗУ

This article examines the role of the Eastern Partnership in the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, both for the Eastern Partnership member states and the European Union itself. The article considers the agenda of the Eastern Partnership after 2020. It has been established that sustainability is the foundation of the Eastern Partnership, and cooperation will be carried out under five flagship goals. Additionally, ten main tasks were identified, which, along with the flagship goals, will contribute to the implementation of the Eastern Partnership’s tasks. Also, it has been established that the Eastern Partnership plays a crucial role in the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy. This initiative was not entirely successful. Belarus suspended its participation in this policy and took part in the aggression against Ukraine. The Eastern Partnership policy did not contribute to the peaceful resolution of disputes between Azerbaijan and Armenia. At the same time, this policy played an essential role in supporting political, economic, and sociocultural reforms in the participating countries to strengthen stability and democracy in the region and form the closest trade ties with the EU. The Eastern Partnership combined the differentiation and inclusiveness of the participating countries. On the one hand, it made it possible to develop relations according to each partner’s interests, ambitions, and progress. The European Union has identified specific flagship initiatives for each state, indicating a balanced individual approach to its partners. On the other hand, the effort aimed at creating the proper prerequisites for joint efforts to promote regional cooperation and implement sustainable development policies. The Eastern Partnership is equally important for the European Union itself. The stability of the neighbors’ economy and society directly affects the European Union’s security, promotes trade development, and has a positive impact on the migration situation in the EU member states, thus increasing the stability of the European Union. It is proposed to determine the priority directions of Ukraine’s cooperation with the EU within the framework of the Eastern Partnership, taking into account the consequences of this initiative of a full-scale Russian invasion of our country and Ukraine’s obtaining the status of a candidate for EU membership.

Effect of Public-Private Partnership Policy on Affordability of Housing in Federal Capital Territory

The study investigated the effect of public-private partnership policy on the delivery of affordable housing in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja-Nigeria. Also, other objectives include examining the impact of management contracts on the delivery of affordable housing in Nigeria and identifying the effect of joint ventures on the delivery of affordable housing in Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design, and a structured questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics of percentages as well as chi-square analysis. The results showed that there is a significant effect of management on the delivery of affordable housing in FCT, and there is a positive effect of joint ventures on the delivery of affordable housing in FCT. The study concludes that for public-private partnership policy to prosper and achieve these objectives, any partnership must establish metrics for success, be able to quantify and track their accomplishments and be able to identify and address emerging problems. It was recommended that given the positive impact of management contracts and joint ventures on the delivery of affordable housing in FCT, housing developers and policymakers should encourage their use in future projects, as this could be done through incentives such as tax breaks or streamlined approval processes.

Principals' Perceptions Pertaining to the Policy Engagement of Driving Organizations (NGOs) in Advancing Education Quality: Curriculum Reform Study

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have assumed a prominent role within the academic landscape of numerous countries. Recently, governmental authorities have granted authorization for NGOs to actively participate in augmenting the quality of educational endeavours. The present research aims to delve comprehensively into the perspectives of school principals regarding the active engagement of NGOs in elevating educational standards within the context of Indonesia. Employing qualitative research methods, the study conducted in-depth interviews with a cohort of five elementary school principals located in Surabaya. This investigative approach underscores the acknowledgment of a multifaceted, dynamic, and contextual reality, marked by inherent subjectivity and fluidity, intertwined within the socio-cultural and political milieu. Employing inductive processes, the research employs techniques of data condensation, encoding, categorization, and theorization to facilitate the analysis of the collected data. The resultant findings from this empirical inquiry have revealed the emergence of three overarching thematic constructs: firstly, the formulation of partnership policies involving driving organizations or NGOs; secondly, the cultivation of shared educational responsibilities; and lastly, the discernible benefits stemming from the active involvement of NGOs. The unfolding of an innovative model, borne out of the collaborative policy framework with NGOs, serves as a distinctive political and institutional approach that facilitates the orchestration of collective efforts. This model notably substantiates its efficacy in fostering mutually beneficial collaborations, thereby introducing novel paradigms, methodologies, and educational resources.

How do Public-Private Partnerships Affect Public Service Principles? A Case of City Hospitals in Türkiye

Public-private partnership (PPP) policies have been on the Turkish Government’s healthcare agenda for a long time. Türkiye has implemented a series of policies with various elements of neoliberal reforms over the last 20 years and the Turkish Government initiated the PPP policy in 2013 as the final step of the Health Transformation Program. This article reviews the policy process that led to extensive collaboration with the private sector in public health and also examines the effect of the policy on the principles of public service. Türkiye’s policy experience has elements that reinforce the principles of continuity, variability, and equality in many ways. However, this policy was found to have weakened the long-term financial viability of healthcare and led to its fragmentation and the government eventually abandoned this policy in the construction of new hospitals. Türkiye’s experience demonstrates that governments seeking to establish sustainable PPP policies for healthcare must consider the unique dynamics inherent to public service.

Building a carbon dioxide removal science–policy partnership for southern Africa

Building a carbon dioxide removal science–policy partnership for southern Africa

The Village SDGs? Can Partnership Aspect Enhance the Economic Development in Pangandaran Village?

This study describes the implementation of SDG programs through partnerships to improve economic development in Pangandaran villages. This research adopts qualitative research method and case study design. A qualitative approach was used because this study aims to analyze how the SDG program builds the economy in Pangandaran village through partnerships. Furthermore, the case study approach was chosen because this study focuses on partnership policies in the SDGs. The data obtained in this study are in the form of primary and secondary data. Primary data were obtained using purposive sampling techniques. To obtain primary data, semi-structured and unstructured interviews were conducted. Secondary data comes from other sources through literature research. The stages of data analysis are data consideration, data display, and drawing and verifying conclusions. The analysis revealed that one of the SDG programs, the partnership aspect, has been implemented in Pangandaran village to promote economic development. However, there are still some obstacles in the implementation process. This is reflected in several aspects such as cooperation with third parties, availability of Internet access in villages, village statistics and goods export activities.

The US-Chinese rivalry in the Middle East region after 2013

The Middle East is a milestone on the map of the conflict of geopolitical and economic interests between China and the United States, especially when China began to creep strongly towards the top of the international system as a revisionist force in the structure of the system, which made the United States review its policies towards China, and began to shift from the policy of strategic partnership that prevailed after the end of the Cold War at the international level to strategic. This reality will naturally withdraw from the international system to the subsystems, including the Middle East, which receives great attention from each of them, and it is clear from these indicators that China will face the American strategic competition and blockade in its vital field with a policy of balance outside the field, and avoid the United States moving east by moving through giant economic linkages, such as the Belt and Road Initiative, which all pass through the Middle East.

미완의 정책 파트너십: 낙동강 취수원 이전의 난제

미완의 정책 파트너십: 낙동강 취수원 이전의 난제

The Regime of Truth, Partnerships, and Palm Oil Expansion in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

A large part of the uplands in East Kalimantan has been converted to oil palm plantations through partnership schemes, making it increasingly difficult for the indigenous Dayak people to find land for swidden agriculture. Therefore, a better understanding of partnership discourses and narratives is needed. This article adopts a Foucauldian perspective on truth regimes and ethnographic methods to examine the Indonesian government's strategy to expand state space for oil palm expansion in Dayak customary lands in East Kalimantan. This article argues government strategies need to be formulated by involving a robust analysis of the circular power-knowledge relationship. This perspective allows an understanding of partnerships at the discourse level, i.e., as an extension of power, not just stories about community empowerment behind the invisible hands of capitalism. Oil palm partnerships are a temporary policy structure as it confronts another power‐knowledge configuration: the Dayak community. Within this framework, customary practices are not static but are redefined continuously. In the uplands of East Kalimantan, oil palm agribusiness partnership policies often result in subjugating, disqualifying, and marginalizing practices. This article also investigates the implications of the formation of oil palm truth regimes.

A Qualitative Study : Critical Success Factors of Public Private Partnerships in Indonesia

This research aims to analyze the Critical Success Factors (CSF) of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Indonesia that are very significant due at the ontological level and sociological level. The problem is very interesting to be analyzed by conducting qualitative research method. Data were collected through indepth interview, documentation and observation. Data were analyzed by using data reduction, data display and data verification and supported by triangulation. The results are categorized into several themes. Based on these results as per ontological level and sociological level are useful for improving Public Private Partnership policy and practice and providing information to stakeholders related as inputs for making better regulation on Public Private Partnership as well as for public officials and practitioners.