Tim Legrand | The University of Adelaide (original) (raw)
Books by Tim Legrand
Papers by Tim Legrand
The Architecture of Policy Transfer
Political Mistakes and Policy Failures in International Relations
Ultimately, it will not be the CT Laws that deter and prevent terrorism, if that outcome is reali... more Ultimately, it will not be the CT Laws that deter and prevent terrorism, if that outcome is realistic at all, but much broader and deeper elements and dynamics of Australian and international society that include as just one formal part the counter-terrorism laws.
Learning in Public Policy
The political advantages of policy learning are becoming apparent to public officials, who increa... more The political advantages of policy learning are becoming apparent to public officials, who increasingly recognise the instrumental utility of using overseas policy experiences in mobilising domestic support, overcoming political or industry opposition and marshalling transnational coalitions, especially where policy challenges are transnational in nature. Yet, analysis of these phenomena poses particular conceptual problems since most prominent approaches privilege either agential learning or structural diffusion accounts of how and why policies transfer across borders. These can produce partial or sometimes contradictory accounts of why policies transfer between states occur. This chapter engages with this problem by appealing to political sociology insights around structure/agency metatheory and applying these to a case study concerning the diffusion of multinational corporations taxation policies between OECD and G20 states, and the transfer of Diverted Profits Tax between the U.K. and Australia. Developing the work of Margaret Archer, the chapter proposes an institutional morphogenesis of policy transfer, which circumscribes the scope of policy learning with respect to the structure/agency debate. Here it is found that policy transfer, especially in the context of transnational challenges, must be understood as a product of structural imperatives, institutional paradigms and policy learning.
The Anglosphere
This chapter maps a new terrain of public policy collaboration in the Anglosphere. Over the past ... more This chapter maps a new terrain of public policy collaboration in the Anglosphere. Over the past decade, ministers, mandarins and their deputies from across core Anglosphere states – Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and United States – have begun to establish and entrench a new class of transgovernmental networks with their counterparts. Though such networks rarely come into public view, they are significant sources of the ideas and information used to forge domestic public policy. Increasingly, moreover, these networks are turning informal cooperation into distinctive quasi-institutional arrangements. This chapter contributes to new literatures in International Relations and Public Policy exploring the underlying normative ideas that contribute to transnational governance. Drawing from public statements from network participants, it considers the dynamics and political implications of three specific network cases: the Quintet of Attorneys-General, the Five Country...
Banning them, securing us?
The Architecture of Policy Transfer
Banning them, securing us?
British Home Secretaries and Prime Ministers have occasionally proscribed organisations which are... more British Home Secretaries and Prime Ministers have occasionally proscribed organisations which are violent or completely intolerant in outlook, banning various apparent terrorist organisations under a 2000 act of Parliament. But is it effective? Lee Jarvis and Tim Legrand argue that it is not, and raise problems with the identification and designation of these groups, the politicisation of the process, freedom of speech and expression, and efficacy.
This article assesses the use of proscription powers as a tool for countering terrorism, using th... more This article assesses the use of proscription powers as a tool for countering terrorism, using the United Kingdom as a case study. The article begins with a brief overview of the United Kingdom’s current proscription regime. It then situates this in historical context, noting the significant recent increase in proscribed groups and the predominance of ‘Islamist’ organisations therein. The article then critiques proscription on four principal grounds. First, in terms of the challenges of identifying and designating proscribed groups. Second, we highlight the considerable domestic and transnational politicking that surrounds proscription decisions. Third, we assess the normative importance of protecting scope for political resistance and freedoms of expression and organisation. And, fourth, we question the efficacy of proscription as a counter-terrorism tool. The article concludes by arguing that proscription’s place in contemporary security politics should be heavily safeguarded give...
This chapter disaggregates the mistakes, errors and miscalculations around counter-terrorism poli... more This chapter disaggregates the mistakes, errors and miscalculations around counter-terrorism policy. We note the difficulties in assessing when ‘something goes wrong’ in counter-terrorism which centre around the issue of uncertainty. We reflect on how to calculate the impacts of counter-terrorism in objective and subjective terms, before considering specific aspects of counter-terrorism in examples from British counter-terrorism policing and measures. We distinguish three types of ‘mistakes’: ‘genuine’ errors, misapplication of policy and unintended consequences. We consider the effects of such mistakes, in the form of ‘suspect communities’ and the ways in which high-profile mistakes come to shape perceptions of counter-terrorism practices. Given the inherent uncertainty and the seeming decision to prioritise precautionary logics, ‘mistakes’ in counter-terrorism are inevitable.
The Architecture of Policy Transfer
Political Mistakes and Policy Failures in International Relations
Ultimately, it will not be the CT Laws that deter and prevent terrorism, if that outcome is reali... more Ultimately, it will not be the CT Laws that deter and prevent terrorism, if that outcome is realistic at all, but much broader and deeper elements and dynamics of Australian and international society that include as just one formal part the counter-terrorism laws.
Learning in Public Policy
The political advantages of policy learning are becoming apparent to public officials, who increa... more The political advantages of policy learning are becoming apparent to public officials, who increasingly recognise the instrumental utility of using overseas policy experiences in mobilising domestic support, overcoming political or industry opposition and marshalling transnational coalitions, especially where policy challenges are transnational in nature. Yet, analysis of these phenomena poses particular conceptual problems since most prominent approaches privilege either agential learning or structural diffusion accounts of how and why policies transfer across borders. These can produce partial or sometimes contradictory accounts of why policies transfer between states occur. This chapter engages with this problem by appealing to political sociology insights around structure/agency metatheory and applying these to a case study concerning the diffusion of multinational corporations taxation policies between OECD and G20 states, and the transfer of Diverted Profits Tax between the U.K. and Australia. Developing the work of Margaret Archer, the chapter proposes an institutional morphogenesis of policy transfer, which circumscribes the scope of policy learning with respect to the structure/agency debate. Here it is found that policy transfer, especially in the context of transnational challenges, must be understood as a product of structural imperatives, institutional paradigms and policy learning.
The Anglosphere
This chapter maps a new terrain of public policy collaboration in the Anglosphere. Over the past ... more This chapter maps a new terrain of public policy collaboration in the Anglosphere. Over the past decade, ministers, mandarins and their deputies from across core Anglosphere states – Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and United States – have begun to establish and entrench a new class of transgovernmental networks with their counterparts. Though such networks rarely come into public view, they are significant sources of the ideas and information used to forge domestic public policy. Increasingly, moreover, these networks are turning informal cooperation into distinctive quasi-institutional arrangements. This chapter contributes to new literatures in International Relations and Public Policy exploring the underlying normative ideas that contribute to transnational governance. Drawing from public statements from network participants, it considers the dynamics and political implications of three specific network cases: the Quintet of Attorneys-General, the Five Country...
Banning them, securing us?
The Architecture of Policy Transfer
Banning them, securing us?
British Home Secretaries and Prime Ministers have occasionally proscribed organisations which are... more British Home Secretaries and Prime Ministers have occasionally proscribed organisations which are violent or completely intolerant in outlook, banning various apparent terrorist organisations under a 2000 act of Parliament. But is it effective? Lee Jarvis and Tim Legrand argue that it is not, and raise problems with the identification and designation of these groups, the politicisation of the process, freedom of speech and expression, and efficacy.
This article assesses the use of proscription powers as a tool for countering terrorism, using th... more This article assesses the use of proscription powers as a tool for countering terrorism, using the United Kingdom as a case study. The article begins with a brief overview of the United Kingdom’s current proscription regime. It then situates this in historical context, noting the significant recent increase in proscribed groups and the predominance of ‘Islamist’ organisations therein. The article then critiques proscription on four principal grounds. First, in terms of the challenges of identifying and designating proscribed groups. Second, we highlight the considerable domestic and transnational politicking that surrounds proscription decisions. Third, we assess the normative importance of protecting scope for political resistance and freedoms of expression and organisation. And, fourth, we question the efficacy of proscription as a counter-terrorism tool. The article concludes by arguing that proscription’s place in contemporary security politics should be heavily safeguarded give...
This chapter disaggregates the mistakes, errors and miscalculations around counter-terrorism poli... more This chapter disaggregates the mistakes, errors and miscalculations around counter-terrorism policy. We note the difficulties in assessing when ‘something goes wrong’ in counter-terrorism which centre around the issue of uncertainty. We reflect on how to calculate the impacts of counter-terrorism in objective and subjective terms, before considering specific aspects of counter-terrorism in examples from British counter-terrorism policing and measures. We distinguish three types of ‘mistakes’: ‘genuine’ errors, misapplication of policy and unintended consequences. We consider the effects of such mistakes, in the form of ‘suspect communities’ and the ways in which high-profile mistakes come to shape perceptions of counter-terrorism practices. Given the inherent uncertainty and the seeming decision to prioritise precautionary logics, ‘mistakes’ in counter-terrorism are inevitable.
Commonwealth & Comparative Politics