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Evidence-based policy: exploring international and interdisciplinary insights

Hantrais, Linda, Lenihan, Ashley Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-8845-5362 and MacGregor, Susanne (2015) Evidence-based policy: exploring international and interdisciplinary insights. Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences, 10 (2). pp. 101-113. ISSN 2158-2041

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Identification Number: 10.1080/21582041.2015.1061687

Abstract

The relationship between international evidence, politics and policy is never straightforward. Politicians sometimes cite comparative findings from social science evidence collected and analysed by international organisations to support policy proposals without sufficient understanding of contextual factors. The media may exploit data from such studies to highlight national policy successes and failures. Academic literature on evidence-based policy is often more interested in identifying policies that work than in investigating the reasons why policy solutions might, or might not, be effective if transferred to other regions. This article explores some of the issues involved by examining the relationship between evidence producers and users in different institutional settings, drawing on case studies in health and social policy to illuminate the complexities of the policy process. In considering possible conditions for successful policy learning across time and space, the authors stress the critical need to take account of socioeconomic, political, cultural and disciplinary contexts.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rsoc21#.VhPCifNwY5g
Additional Information: © 2015 Academy of Social Science
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited: 06 Oct 2015 12:51
Last Modified: 06 Feb 2024 20:24
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/63883

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