Policy Paper as Mode of Assessment in Modern Languages and Cultures
"Policy papers are essential tools for communicating research findings and recommendations to policy actors. This assessment at Durham University involves writing a short policy paper aimed at a broad audience, focusing on a specific social issue. The process includes dissecting various parts of the paper in lectures and seminars within topics like migration, education, gender hierarchies, and more."
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Policy Paper as Mode of Assessment WORK IN PROGRESS SEMINARS SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, DURHAM UNIVERSITY
Definition Policy paper is the main communication tool used by policy specialists to disseminate the outcome of their investigations of the specific social problem to the public and policy community
A purpose: Highlights a particular problem Presents research findings to policy actors Highlights the relevance of the specific research to policy or specific policy option Offers recommendations for change
Types Policy paper A policy paper is a practical and professionally written document that can vary in length from one page to over one hundred pages. It provides analysis and recommendations directed to a predetermined audience regarding a specific situation, problem or topic. Policy memo It is very much the same as policy paper, but, usually, a short one and addressed to a broad audience Policy brief The brief seeks to persuade the reader that your proposal to change the policy is the best one. Although a brief cannot be dishonest or misleading, it should emphasize favorable arguments and minimize the force of opposing arguments.
Final assessment: To write a short (2000 words) policy paper based on a policy-analysis directed at a broad audience Examples can be found at: https://www.dur.ac.uk/owri/subprojects/minorities/nationbuilding/students/
In the process 10 -15 min of each lecture for focusing on a particular part of a policy paper: title, abstract, introduction, problem definition, policy options, policy recommendations, conclusion, bibliography and notes
In the process through the prism of topic of a particular lecture: Migration Language Cultural production Symbolic policies Education Urban development Gender hierarchies Social inequality Citizenship Religion Etc.
Example In the lecture: Explaining how introduction/policy recommendations/etc. should be written. Discussing possible policies within the topic tackled in the lecture (introductory part in the policy paper on migration what should we write in the introduction? What should we not? How to formulate the problem? Etc.) 1. 2. In the seminar: A student s 10 min presentation on the topic s/he would like to write about specifically focusing on the part of a policy paper discussed in the last lecture. 5-10 min of collective discussion. 1. 2.
