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Co-design of Behavioural Public Policies: Epistemic Promises and Challenges

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  • Samuel De La Cruz Solal

    (Université Côte d'Azur, France
    GREDEG CNRS)

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The aim of this article is to highlight the potential of codesign approaches to address the risk of boomerang effects following the implementation of social norm nudges. I highlight several epistemic causes of the boomerang effect and argue that a co-design of nudges could provide an effective solution to address these causes. Furthermore, I argue that such an approach, based on the deliberation process between citizens and experts, is likely to enhance the ethical aspects of nudging. After a clarification of the notion of ‘codesign’, which remains quite elusive in the literature, I discuss some challenges that codesign approaches face, in particular regarding the status of ‘expert-citizens’ in codesign

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  • Samuel De La Cruz Solal, 2025. "Co-design of Behavioural Public Policies: Epistemic Promises and Challenges," GREDEG Working Papers 2025-05, Groupe de REcherche en Droit, Economie, Gestion (GREDEG CNRS), Université Côte d'Azur, France.
    • Handle: RePEc:gre:wpaper:2025-05
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