The objective of the seminar is to improve the capacities of researchers in understanding the policy making process and writing a good policy paper.

The policy paper is considerably different from the traditional academic paper, in that the findings of the research must be applied to the issue in question and used to argue for a specific set of recommendations to address the problem. As such, central to the paper is the problem-solution relationship and this is the driving force in producing a policy paper which is clearly targeted and focused on arguing for a particular policy recommendation.

The purpose of the policy paper is to provide a comprehensive and persuasive argument justifying the policy recommendations presented in the paper and therefore, to act as a decision-making tool and a call to action for the target audience.

Role of the Policy Paper in the Policy Making Process
Author(s):
Veronica Junjan, University of Twente, AE Enschede, Netherlands
Daniel Klimovsky, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Presenter(s):
Veronica Junjan, University of Twente, AE Enschede, Netherlands
Daniel Klimovsky, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

Paper: Human Rights Protection through Public Policy Design and Analysis
Author/Presenter:
Mihaela Victorita Carausan, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania