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

Author
Parkhurst, Justin O. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
  • ©2017
Description
182 pages ; 24 cm

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      Series
      Routledge studies in governance and public policy [More in this series]
      Summary note
      "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.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
      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.
      ISBN
      • 9781138939400 ((hardcover))
      • 1138939404 ((hardcover))
      • 9781138570382
      • 1138570389
      LCCN
      2016022525
      OCLC
      954038001
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