Evidence-Based Policymaking: Envisioning a New Era of Theory, Research, and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780367523831 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 408 str.

Karen Bogenschneider; Thomas Corbett

Opis

Evidenced-Based Policymaking takes a fresh look into what policymakers and the policy process are like, as told by policymakers themselves and the researchers who study and work with them.

Spis treści

Part 1. The Problem, the Players, and the Policy Process 1. Why There is a Disconnect Between Research and Policy, and What We Can Do 2. The History of Evidence-Based Policymaking: A Long-Held Dream 3. Understanding Policymakers: Insights from Science 4. Understanding the Policy Process: Insights from Insiders Part 2. Envisioning a New Era of Theory, Research, and Evaluation 5. How Policymakers Say They Use Research: A Fresh Theoretical Perspective 6. Configuring the Research and Policy Communities: Creating an Archipelago 7. Why Research is Underutilized in Policymaking: Community Dissonance Theory 8. Evaluating Efforts to Communicate Research to Policymakers: A Theory of Change in Action Part 3. Envisioning a New Era of Practice 9. When Researchers Successfully Engaged Policymakers: Breakthroughs Do Happen! 10. Engaging Policymakers: Best Practices from Those Who Study it and Do It 11. Approaching Policymakers: The Critical Choice of Advocacy or Education 12. Creating Cultural Competence Now and in the Next Generation