Do policy actors have different views of what constitutes evidence in policymaking?
Grace Piddington,
Eleanor MacKillop,
James Downe
Abstract:The role played by evidence in policymaking is hotly disputed and there is no agreement over how evidence is defined. This article examines whether policy actors have different views of what counts as evidence and which factors influence these perceptions (for example, professional background, length of service, organisation setting, cultures of evidence)? In addressing this question, we contribute to the growing research focus on the context of evidence use. Q methodology – a mixed method approach to study pe… Show more
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