The Learning Government Research Project -Assessing policy making reform in Romania

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1. Inception and review of methodology

1.1. Review of methodology with the mentors

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1.2. Stakeholder analysis in the policy making reform

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1.2. Selecting pilot ministries for in-depth research

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1.3. Development of the research instruments(e.g questionnaires and interview guides)

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2 . Background research

2.1. Background research on policy making reform

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2.2. Data collection on assistance for institutional development projects

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2.3. Review of the institutional literature(e.g. reports )

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3. Research development

3.1. Launching a online survey on policy making models transferral

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3.2. Conducting interviews with major stakeholder representatives in policy making reform (e.g. EC delegation, WB, DFID, UNDP)

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3.3. Research trip to World Bank Hdq.

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3.4. Conducting in-depth interviews with senior foreign consultants

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3.5. Conducting interviews with senior Romanian officials

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4. Research report and dissemination

Drafting the final version of the policy paper

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Participation at the Final Seminar for IPF Fellows

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Publication and dissemination of the policy paper

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