Hi Toby, thanks for the good insight and also relevant links—and apologies for the extremely delayed response! I thought I had already responded to this.
Agree that such a map would be valuable, though 1) I’m not sure if the data is rich enough to create a general map that works across all policy areas (due to substantial confounding factors throughout history), and 2) there may also be conceptual challenges (e.g., the strength of each arrow may differ by policy domain). Still, I think this is an important crux for the value of policy work in smaller countries, so agree that developing a better understanding would be valuable!
Hi Toby, thanks for the good insight and also relevant links—and apologies for the extremely delayed response! I thought I had already responded to this.
Agree that such a map would be valuable, though 1) I’m not sure if the data is rich enough to create a general map that works across all policy areas (due to substantial confounding factors throughout history), and 2) there may also be conceptual challenges (e.g., the strength of each arrow may differ by policy domain). Still, I think this is an important crux for the value of policy work in smaller countries, so agree that developing a better understanding would be valuable!