Simple heuristics for drafting theories of change. A case of behavioural insights into food waste

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dc.abstract.enTheories of change for public policies can often become overly complex. That, in turn, obscures core assumptions about change mechanisms, alienating citizens from participating in policy co-design. In our essay, we argue that using a set of simple heuristics may be helpful in engaging citizens in the process of policy co-design. We provide a novel framework for articulating the theory of change: framing the policy issue in terms of target behaviours, identifying barriers to compliance, and addressing them with specific change tools. Then we report findings from a pilot application: a group of 143 participants (41 teams) drafted various theories of change for the food waste problem in the Warsaw metropolis. Our case contributes to an ongoing discussion on improving the engagement of citizens in designing change that matters. It also links evaluation practice with an emerging field of applied behavioural sciences.
dc.affiliationInstytut Nauk Społecznych
dc.affiliationKatedra Polityki i Polityk Publicznych
dc.contributor.authorOlejniczak, Karol
dc.contributor.authorLyubashenko, Igor
dc.contributor.editorKoleros, Andrew
dc.contributor.editorAdrien, Marie-Hélène
dc.contributor.editorTyrrell, Tony
dc.date.access2024-06-07
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-19T08:48:29Z
dc.date.available2024-06-19T08:48:29Z
dc.date.created2024
dc.date.issued2024-06-07
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.grantnumber2021/43/B/HS5/01935
dc.description.granttitleInformacja zwrotna jako interwencja publiczna. Analiza porównawcza polityk przeciwdziałających marnowaniu żywności i testowanie ich mechanizmów z wykorzystaniem poważnych gier
dc.description.physical137-148
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dc.identifier.doi10.4324/9781032669618-19
dc.identifier.isbn9781032669618
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/730
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781032669618-19/simple-heuristics-drafting-theories-change-karol-olejniczak-igor-lyubashenko?context=ubx&refId=4a697b89-da96-4b2f-92e0-dc7ad59db07b
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dc.pbn.affiliationnauki o polityce i administracji
dc.publisher.ministerialRoutledge
dc.relation.bookTheories of change in reality. Strengths, limitations and future directions
dc.relation.languageen
dc.relation.pages294
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND
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dc.titleSimple heuristics for drafting theories of change. A case of behavioural insights into food waste
dc.title.journalTheories of Change in Reality
dc.typeMonographyChapter
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