Behavioral Science and Policy Association
| Behavioral Science and Policy Association | |
|---|---|
| founded in the year | 2012 |
| acronym | BSPA |
| City | Durham, NC |
| Country | USA |
| Website | https://behavioralpolicy.org |
| Legal form | 501(c) organization |
| address | PO Box 51336 Durham, NC 27717 |
| founder | Craig R. Fox, Sim B. Sitkin |
| type of institution | member association, online platform, academic |
| number of employees | 8 |
| Virtual Networks A "Virtual Network" is a group of Think Tanks identified by certain semantic and normative (ideological) commonalities (e.g. climate change scepticism). Such a virtual network constitutes a research field that differs from the study of formal networks. Formal networks are real in the sense of officially acknowledged and immediately open to empirical validation. Virtual networks on the other hand display shared ideas. Social network analysis tools can be applied to find out if or to what extent virtual networks are real networks that display linkages (membership in networks, personnel, resources etc.). Unconnected think tanks in turn can be considered special cases in need of explanation independent from network structures (unless we have to assume invisible, hidden or covered ties). | Behavioural economics in public governance |
| Last revision | 1.06.2017 |
From the self description: "we are a global community of public and private sector decision makers, behavioral science researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners with a bold mission to promote the application of rigorous behavioral science research that serve the public interest. we serve as an information hub, and community builder- connecting individuals and organizations through our conferences, spotlight workshops, taskforces, and the publication of newsletters and behavioral science & policy."[1]
Organizational Structure and Funding
Address
PO Box 51336 Durham, NC 27717
People
Working mode, goals
It publishes Behavioural Science and Policy a peer reviewed scientific journal, a blog and a database of public policy activities inspired by behavioural insights.
Topics
We used the DGs of the EU to generate a basic list of topics. This list is going to be steadily extended. However we try to preserve a persistent list of topics.
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