{"id":1245,"date":"2025-10-02T04:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/theory-vs-policy\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T04:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:04:47","slug":"theory-vs-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Theory Vs Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content column wide left blog content view\" id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"banner-fade\" class=\"block\">\n<ul class=\"bjqs noside\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Theory vs policy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/33114-3-eng-gb\/theory-vs-policy_carousel.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"text intro_highlight\">\n<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTheory vs policy<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">The International Studies Association is hosting its&nbsp;51st Annual Convention&nbsp;in the vibrant city of New Orleans, USA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pubDate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<p class=\"right\"> | February 15, 2025<\/p>\n\n-->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#blog-description\" class=\"popup readmore\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\" title=\"Theory vs policy\"><strong>&#x25b6;<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"blog-description\" class=\"hide\">\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">The International Studies Association is hosting its 51st Annual Convention in the vibrant city of New Orleans, USA. From 17-20 February nearly 5000 convention attendees will participate in almost 1000 panels on topics ranging across the spectrum of international studies. This includes academic fields such as: foreign policy analysis, environmental studies, international political economy, gender studies and global development. The theme of this conference is \u201cTheory vs Policy? Connecting scholars and practitioners\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">Marieke Hounjet and Alexander von Rosenbach will be blogging from the conference for the Broker. Marieke will be writing on panels addressing global development, human rights and those specifically focused on theme of this conference, while Alexander will be covering topics of international security and conflict studies. 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This topic was given some serious dedication through a roundtable with&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/blogging-for-the-good\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/human-development-vs-washington-consensus\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Human Development vs Washington Consensus \"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/human-development-vs-washington-consensus\/\">Human Development vs Washington Consensus <\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/hounjet-marieke\/\">Marieke Hounjet<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t19 February 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tHuman development is definitely one of the topics to be discussed on an ISA conference. The panel on \u2018Human Development \u2013 Influence on the Theory and Practice of International Development\u2019 was not about painting an either positive or pessimistic p&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/human-development-vs-washington-consensus\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/making-a-good-start\/33353-1-eng-gb\/making-a-good-start_column.jpg\" alt=\"Making a good START?\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Making a good START?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Alexander Von Rosenbach<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 February 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tAfter reflecting on the themes introduced in day one of the conference, on day two we begin to dig a bit deeper into the challenges of the policy-academic divide.One of the most pressing challenges being discussed here in New Orleans is how to tra&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/beyond-sachs-easterly\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Beyond Sachs &amp; Easterly\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/beyond-sachs-easterly\/\">Beyond Sachs &#038; Easterly<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/hounjet-marieke\/\">Marieke Hounjet<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 February 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tAs is probably a common trend with large conferences that address similarly large questions, both policy and research are problematised a lot. Hence it becomes almost an inappropriate environment for optimistic stories. Although such stories would&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/beyond-sachs-easterly\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/frustrations-and-opportunities\/33393-1-eng-gb\/frustrations-and-opportunities_column.jpg\" alt=\"Frustrations and Opportunities\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Frustrations and Opportunities<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Alexander Von Rosenbach<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 February 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tSpeaking honestly at the halfway point here, I would say that this conference has been in many ways frustrating to attend. Given the conference theme, \u2018Theory Versus Policy? Connecting Scholars and Practitioners\u2019, I have been surprised at how few&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/defining-responsibility-in-research\/33243-1-eng-gb\/defining-responsibility-in-research_column.jpg\" alt=\"Defining Responsibility in Research\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Defining Responsibility in Research<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Alexander Von Rosenbach<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17 February 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tIt is clear from a survey of the panels taking place today that there are many unresolved questions about the changing roles of academics. One of the key themes emerging here in New Orleans centres on \u2018responsibility\u2019. Do academics have to be resp&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/the-peacebuilding-pracademic\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"The Peacebuilding Pracademic \"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/the-peacebuilding-pracademic\/\">The Peacebuilding Pracademic <\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/hounjet-marieke\/\">Marieke Hounjet<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17 February 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe panels that I attended so far confirm that the debate on theory vs policy is definitely on academics\u2019 minds, perhaps much more so than many of us use to think. People from different sub-fields of international studies are all trying to address&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/the-peacebuilding-pracademic\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/no-strings-attached\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/no-strings-attached\/33166-1-eng-gb\/no-strings-attached_column.jpg\" alt=\"No strings attached\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/no-strings-attached\/\">No strings attached<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/hounjet-marieke\/\">Marieke Hounjet<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t14 February 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tArriving a few days prior to the conference provides us with an opportunity to get a sense of what New Orleans is all about. In contrast to the media attention that New Orleans got a few years ago, very similar to news coming from Haiti now, the c&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/no-strings-attached\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"navigator\">\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false,"raw":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theory vs policy The International Studies Association is hosting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template_2.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1245","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Theory vs policy \/ Blogs - The Broker<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The International Studies Association is hosting its&amp;nbsp;51st Annual Convention&amp;nbsp;in the vibrant city of New Orleans, USA.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Theory vs policy \/ Blogs - The Broker\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The International Studies Association is hosting its&amp;nbsp;51st Annual Convention&amp;nbsp;in the vibrant city of New Orleans, USA.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Homepage - Broker Online\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Theory vs policy \/ Blogs - The Broker","description":"The International Studies Association is hosting its&amp;nbsp;51st Annual Convention&amp;nbsp;in the vibrant city of New Orleans, USA.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/","og_type":"article","og_title":"Theory vs policy \/ Blogs - The Broker","og_description":"The International Studies Association is hosting its&amp;nbsp;51st Annual Convention&amp;nbsp;in the vibrant city of New Orleans, USA.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/theory-vs-policy\/","og_site_name":"Homepage - Broker Online","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1245\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}