Public Questions & Answers
Date submitted: March 22, 2022
Question Summary:
Passing judgement on organizations that offer me research consultancies ?
Issue Areas: American/Comparative Public Policy, Corporate / NGO Engagement, DDR / Recovering from War, Digital / Cyber Space, Economic Issues, Environment / Climate, Health, Policing, Traditional Peace and SecurityEngagement Experiences: Writing for policy audiences with which the scholar is connected
Date submitted: February 16, 2022
Question Summary:
How to engage with companies
Issue Areas: Corporate / NGO EngagementEngagement Experiences: Arms length writing for policy audiences
Reflections
Engaging with Business to Encourage Responsible Behavior
Reflections on Ethics and Policy EngagementSie Center, University of Denver The challenges: How to collaborate with business representatives in ways that generate fruitful conversations while maintaining your own integrity and reputationHow to recommend partnerships with business to solve global problems without damaging the partners’ reputation and legitimacy or providing business with a shield against legitimate…
Read MoreIssue Areas: Corporate / NGO Engagement, Traditional Peace and SecurityEngagement Experiences: Close collaboration with policymakers
Matrix: writing for policy audiences, economic/tech space
The challenge: Providing policy advice on corporate engagement to one’s university from a human rights perspective, while being far removed from corporate decision-making. Providing advice to the university as a professor but in a context that operates according to different norms from her teaching and research responsibilities. The background and policy setting: Hertel became an…
Read MoreIssue Areas: Corporate / NGO Engagement, Traditional Peace and SecurityEngagement Experiences: Close collaboration with policymakers