Public%20Policy%20Conflict

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Public Policy Conflict
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• Attorney General
• Independent/Accountable Judges, Prosecutors,
  Police

• Rule of Law
• Restorative Justice
• ADR
• Aboriginal Justice
• Organized Crime
• Legal Aid

• Constitutional Division
• of Powers
• Electoral Reform
• Direct Democracy
• Civil Society
• Public Interest Negotiation
• Policy Making

Decide
Enforce
Implement

• Boards, Commissions
• Regulatory Agencies

• Administrative
• Tribunals

• Statutory Authority
• Public Accountability
• Ombudsman
• Freedom of Information
• Privacy
• Conflict of Interest
• Private Delivery

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Public Participation

• Key to Peaceful and Constructive Outcomes
• WHY?
• public support for decisions
• information and ideas for better decisions
• public commitment to implementation

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Public Participation - How?

• Inform
• Consult
• Negotiate

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Why Negotiate?

• stakeholders have considerable political power
• voluntary support for implementation is required
  from stakeholders
• decisions are controversial
• impacts are high

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Public Negotiation

• Those with the authority to make decisions work
  with those affected to develop decisions that
  everyone can support
• Round Table Negotiations

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Process Characteristics

• Structured
• Inclusive of all interests
• Consensus Building - Interest-based

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Structured Process

• Preparation and Assessment
• Design
• Building Agreement
• Implementation

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Inclusive

• represents all those affected
• self-selection
• broad public participation and accountability

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Consensus Building

• competitive
• collaborative

• positions
• interests

• maximise gains/minimize losses for all
• interest based negotiation

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Interests Positions
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Key Lessons

• Build as much agreement as possible
• Agree on how to disagree
• Clear policy framework
• Focus on implementation
• Legitimacy Accountability

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British Columbia Case Example

• Lillooet Forest District
• Forestry, Fisheries, Wildlife, Tourism, Mining,
  Parks
• Round Table Negotiation
• Zoning with management objectives and strategies

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Thai Case Example

• Nam Chern Subwatershed
• Forest encroachment, land title, poverty
• Core Planning Team
• Village Workshops
• Zoning with management objectives and guidelines
  for budgetting