The politics of evidence : from evidence-based policy to the good governance of evidence /

The politics of evidence : from evidence-based policy to the good governance of evidence /

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Author / Creator:Parkhurst, Justin O., author.
Imprint:Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
©2017
Description:1 online resource (182 pages)
Language:English
Series:Routledge studies in governance and public policy
Routledge studies in governance and public policy.
Subject:
Policy sciences.
Research -- Evaluation.
Social policy.
Public Policy
Policy sciences.
Research -- Evaluation.
Social policy.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13346868
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ISBN:9781138939400
1138939404
9781315675008
9781138570382
1138570389
9781317380863
131738086X
1315675005
9781315675008
9781317380856
1317380851
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Print version record.
Summary:"There has been an enormous increase in interest in the use of evidence for public policymaking, but the vast majority of work on the subject has failed to engage with the political nature of decision making and how this influences the ways in which evidence will be used (or misused) within political areas. This book provides new insights into the nature of political bias with regards to evidence and critically considers what an 'improved' use of evidence would look like from a policymaking perspective."--Publisher's website
Other form:Print version: Parkhurst, Justin O. Politics of evidence. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017 9781138939400
Standard no.:10.4324/9781315675008
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Evidence-based policymaking : an important first step, and the need to take the next
  • Bias and the politics of evidence
  • The overt politics of evidence : bias and the pursuit of political interests
  • The subtle politics of evidence
  • the cognitive-political origins of bias
  • What is "good evidence for policy"? From hierarchies to appropriate evidence
  • What is the "good use of evidence" for policy?
  • From evidence-based policy to the good governance of evidence.

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