Case Studies

Can we generate value profiles from policy documents?

Can we generate value profiles from policy documents?

What kinds of value do policies seek to deliver?  A trivial answer would be “value for money”, but this doesn’t say anything about the kinds of value that we seek to maximise with respect to expenditure. 

CECAN Update (July 2023)

CECAN Update (July 2023)

Take a look at our latest CECAN update to find out more about what we’ve been working on and activities coming soon.

CECAN Webinar: New Economic Models of the Energy Transition

CECAN Webinar: New Economic Models of the Energy Transition

This webinar will present work from the Economics of Energy Innovation and System Transition (EEIST) project, a Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Children’s Investment Fund Foundation funded project applying complexity and systems approaches in ex ante appraisal of energy and climate policy.

UKES / CECAN Online Masterclass – Process Tracing

UKES / CECAN Online Masterclass – Process Tracing

Process Tracing is a method used to understand causal chains in single case analysis settings. It is the systematic analysis of contribution claims through explicit investigation of how pieces of evidence support or undermine a particular hypothesis or claim.