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Translation Dynamics in Public Policy and Governance: A Replicable Method for Observing How Concepts Become Decision Criteria in European Programmes (Recovery and Resilience Facility, Galileo, Erasmus+)

Authors: Mertens, Robin Edgard Ulrik;

Translation Dynamics in Public Policy and Governance: A Replicable Method for Observing How Concepts Become Decision Criteria in European Programmes (Recovery and Resilience Facility, Galileo, Erasmus+)

Abstract

<p>This paper develops a replicable method for observing how policy concepts become operational decision criteria in large-scale governance systems. Drawing on European programmes, it traces how meaning is translated across institutional layers and demonstrates how coherence can be measured longitudinally. The paper reframes policy implementation as a process of structured translation rather than simple execution. It contributes an empirical approach for analysing how institutional intent evolves as it is enacted in practice. This paper is part of the Coherence Programme.</p>

Keywords

Operating Spine, Translation Dynamics, Translation Drift, Translation Coherence, Institutional Decision Systems, Interpretive Maintenance, Meaning Infrastructure, Institutional Traceability, Distributed Coherence, Coherence Framework, translation dynamics; operating spine; translation drift; translation coherence; institutional decision systems; interpretive maintenance; meaning infrastructure; institutional traceability; distributed coherence; coherence framework; governance artefacts; semantic anchors; semantic traceability; proxy substitution; decision systems; policy implementation; public administration (PA); programme governance; performance measurement; indicators; evaluation; accountability; institutional design; public policy; European Union (EU); Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF); NextGenerationEU (NGEU); Galileo programme (Galileo); Erasmus+ (Erasmus Plus); forensic governance, Coherence Programme, Coherence Program

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