The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Policy is a living document that reflects IPPA’s commitment to building and sustaining a genuinely international association by fostering an inclusive and accessible environment wherein the full potential of diverse talents is realized, and harassment and discrimination of all individuals is not tolerated. IPPA’s EDI Policy, alongside its 2024 Code of Conduct, commits to strategies and best practices to ensure equality, equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion within its governance and activities.
Equality: entails that individuals or groups of individuals not be treated less favorably, on the basis of protected characteristics, including but not limited to race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, ethnicity, class. Equality requires an opportunity to participate in IPPA’s governance and activities free of direct or indirect discrimination, or conscious or unconscious biases.
Equity: is concerned with a fair and just distribution of resources and outcomes, seeking to redress systematic disadvantages that certain individuals or groups may face. Treating people as equals when historical and systemic disadvantages prevent people from operating as equals can be inequitable. Equity is hence needed to achieve equality.
Diversity: acknowledges the presence of a broad spectrum of human qualities and attributes within an organisation. Diversity involves understanding, appreciating and embracing differences and practicing mutual respect for a wide range of perspectives, knowledge, skills, and social identities. Diversity recognizes and celebrates difference as something which is positive and beneficial to public policy scholarship and debate.
Inclusion: refers to the practice of using proactive measures to create an environment where people feel welcomed, respected and valued, and to foster a sense of belonging and engagement and where one is supported by others in one’s scholarship, research and academic debate.
Accessibility: requires that people with disabilities have the same access to the physical environment, transportation, information and communications, and other facilities and services as do people without disabilities, and without expending more time and effort than persons without disabilities.
IPPA’s EDI Policy is guided by the following principles:
a) Striving to realize the full potential of diverse talents of its members
b) Striving to remove barriers to participation in IPPA activities and governance
c) Commitment to uphold the Code of Conduct of IPPA, which condemns harassment and discrimination
d) Commitment of IPPA leadership to promote EDI in its policies, processes, and governance
e) Striving for continuous improvement by monitoring and review
IPPA’s EDI Policy applies to the governance of the association, its activities, staff, and individuals.
In order to embed EDI principles in its activities and governance, IPPA commits to the following strategies and best practices:
a) EDI principles are considered in the preselection stage for bids to host the ICPP and IWPP; this includes an assessment of the absence/presence of systematic and active persecution of members of the LGBTQIA+ community and of other individuals with protected characteristics within the bidding institution’s country.
b) EDI principles are considered in the geographical rotation of events, organization of seasonal schools, accessible time-zoning in hybrid and online modes, and promotion of regional networks.
c) EDI principles are considered in the organization of awards and award committees.
d) EDI principles are considered in the management of the International Review of Public Policy.
e) EDI principles are considered in the composition of non-elected governing bodies.
f) EDI principles are implemented in venue preparation and organization of social activities (including disability access and mobility).
g) EDI principles are implemented through the use of IPPA financial resources (e.g. grants/fee waivers).
Members of IPPA governing bodies, including the IPPA Executive Committee, College and General Assembly; EC working groups; IPPA award committees; the IRPP journal editors; and IPPA venue organisers are responsible for promoting EDI principles in IPPA activities.
A designated EDI officer, supported by an EDI Working group, is responsible for ongoing monitoring and review, including recommending revisions to the EDI Policy in accordance with evolving understandings of best EDI practices.
A designated EDI officer is appointed by the President. The EDI officer is supported by a Working Group of at least four members appointed by the EDI Officer and approved by the Executive Committee. The EDI officer and members of the EDI Working Group normally serve for a two-year term, renewable once. Reports and recommendations of the EDI Working Group and Officer to the Executive Committee are made available to IPPA members.
The EDI Working Group and EDI Officer:
a) oversee the implementation and progress of the EDI Policy
b) develop monitoring and evaluation criteria and collect data on progress on the Policy’s strategies
c) establish channels for feedback on EDI initiatives, including soliciting views of IPPA members on EDI policy
d) report and make recommendations on EDI initiatives and strategies to the Executive Committee.
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY ASSOCIATION
LAET-ENTPE, 3 Rue Maurice Audin
69120 Vaulx en Velin, France
Tel. +33 (0) 72 04 72 53
contact@ippa-pp.org
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