Governance by Evaluation? The role of knowledge in governing decarbonisation transformations

关于社会-技术-政治变革（或转型）的文献在过去十年中蓬勃发展。一个关键的、反复出现的主题是，特定行为者在多大程度上拥有引导转型方向和速度的“代理”（Brown，2013年）。中央政府各部门往往被认为享有特定的代理权。一种新的工作流开始出现，分析政府如何选择、调整和实施不同的政策工具组合（监管、市场工具）（货车den Bergh 2011：6）引导转型（Meadowcroft 2009; Kivimaa和克恩2016）。然而，如果打开“黑匣子”（Smith et al. 2010：446），然后其他行为者进入视野--例如那些塑造特定政策设计所处的知识环境的行为者。在英国脱碳转型领域，履行这一职责的机构之一是气候变化委员会（CCC）。它定期评估脱碳的方向、速度和差距，为政府提供建议。实际上，它采用的是一种较柔和、较不直接的评价治理形式。现在-在它成立十年之后-是充分审查它所发挥的多重作用的适当时机。这个实习项目将研究：CCC的设计-它被赋予了什么样的角色，为什么？气候变化中心的知识生产活动-它选择哪些主题进行分析，为什么以及如何进行？它在治理脱碳转型中发挥的作用-谁利用它产生的知识，如何利用以及产生什么效果？通过借鉴一系列不同的理论文献与治理（史密斯等人2005），过渡，知识生产和利用（约旦和罗素2014），学生将解决我们的理解转型和增值的一个显着差距（但不是取代资源）的C3 T的工作。它将在该中心的第一阶段（2019-2024）运行。请注意：该奖学金与卡迪夫大学的研究资助ES/S 012257/1有关。联系人是中心经理：Rose Terpstra（terpstrar@cardiff.ac.uk）。

The literature on socio-technical-political transformations (or transitions) has blossomed in the last decade. A key, recurring theme is the extent to which particular actors have the 'agency' (Brown, 2013) to steer the direction and speed of transformations. Central Government departments are often assumed to enjoy particular agency. A new stream of work is beginning to appear that analyses how governments select, calibrate and implement different 'mixes' of policy instruments (regulation, market based instruments) (van den Bergh 2011: 6) to steer transformations (Meadowcroft 2009; Kivimaa and Kern 2016).However, if one opens up the 'black box' (Smith et al. 2010: 446) of public policy even more widely, then other actors come into view - such as those that shape the knowledge environment in which particular policies are designed. In the UK decarbonisation transformation landscape, one body which performs this role is the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). It provides regular assessments of the direction, pace and gaps in decarbonisation, advising government. In effect, it is engaged in a softer, less direct from of governance by evaluation.The existing literature has mostly examined the creation of the CCC as opposed to its operation. Now - ten years after its establishment - is an opportune moment to examine fully the multiple roles it plays. This studentship will examine:the design of the CCC - what roles was it given to discharge and why?the knowledge production activities of the CCC - what topics does it select to analyse, why and how?the roles it performs in the governance of decarbonisation transformation - who draws on the knowledge it generates, how and with what effect?By drawing on a range of different theoretical literatures concerned with governance (Smith et al. 2005), transitions, knowledge production and utilisation (Jordan and Russel 2014), the studentship will address a significant gap in our understanding of transformations and add value to (but not displace resources from) the work of the C3T. It will run during the first phase of the Centre (2019-2024).PLEASE NOTE: this studentship is linked to Research Grant ES/S012257/1, held at the University of Cardiff. The contact there is the Centre Manager: Rose Terpstra (terpstrar@cardiff.ac.uk).