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Tag Archives: evidence-based policy
Feb 13 2013
Making Science Public as a route to better evidence
Comments OffIt is widely accepted that scientific evidence should play a role in policy decisions, yet the form that this should or could take remains subject to intense debate. Warren Pearce and Sujatha Raman discuss how the Making Science Public project attempts to address these … Continue reading
Posted by: February 13, 2013
Tagged with: evidence-based policy, science policy
Nov 12 2012
The scientist as political tourist: the perils of pairing
1 CommentPairing MPs with scientists could be a great start to a working relationship but Alex Smith doubts the scheme’s credibility. He argues that more grounded and sustained engagement with politics is needed for academic to gain a real insight into … Continue reading
Posted by: November 12, 2012
Tagged with: evidence-based policy, government, impact
Nov 6 2012
I disagree that I disagree! There is room for more than one method of evidence in policymaking
1 CommentAcademics should not get ‘bogged down’ in their perceptions of what methods of research government values. Kirsty Newman explains that when it comes to decision making in government, there is no universal preference for one form of research evidence over … Continue reading
Posted by: November 6, 2012
Tagged with: evidence-based policy, government, impact
Oct 19 2012
Evidence alone is not enough: policymakers must be able to access relevant evidence if their policy is to work
Comments OffIt is not enough to look for evidence of a previous policy success. Jeremy Hardie and Nancy Cartwright argue that exactly what evidence is needed, and of what, is the key question that needs to be asked for making real evidence-based social policy … Continue reading
Posted by: October 19, 2012
Tagged with: evidence-based policy, government, impact, Knowledge transfer
Sep 5 2012
How can we support the use of research in policy and practice across Europe?
2 CommentsThe most common approach to encourage use of academic research is to repackage or communicate it in different ways, but Caroline Kenny finds this strategy largely ineffective. She argues that across Europe, both researchers and policymakers can benefit from training … Continue reading
Posted by: September 5, 2012
Tagged with: evidence-based policy, impact, Knowledge transfer
May 30 2012
An insider view on the relevance of political scientists to government
1 CommentFollowing his work with the Cabinet Office’s Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG), Matt Wood finds that political scientists must ask themselves two questions: precisely how they hope to make impact, and which society groups they want their work to be … Continue reading
Posted by: May 30, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, evidence-based policy, government, impact
