LEADER 05139oam 2200913I 450 001 9910155153303321 005 20231115130829.0 010 $a1-315-67500-5 010 $a1-317-38087-8 010 $a1-317-38086-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315675008 035 $a(CKB)4340000000016778 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4717317 035 $a(OCoLC)962355938 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/35904 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7245385 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7245385 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000016778 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe politics of evidence $efrom evidence-based policy to the good governance of evidence /$fJustin Parkhurst 210 $cTaylor & Francis$d2017 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (196 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aRoutledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy 311 1 $a1-138-93940-4 311 1 $a1138570389 311 1 $a9781138939400 311 1 $a9781138570382 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apart 1. Evidence-based policymaking : opportunities and challenges -- part 2. The politics of evidence -- part 3. Towards the good governance of evidence. 330 3 $aThere 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. Part I describes the great potential for evidence to help achieve social goals, as well as the challenges raised by the political nature of policymaking. It explores the concern of evidence advocates that political interests drive the misuse or manipulation of evidence, as well as counter-concerns of critical policy scholars about how appeals to ?evidence-based policy? can depoliticise political debates. Both concerns reflect forms of bias ? the first representing technical bias, whereby evidence use violates principles of scientific best practice, and the second representing issue bias in how appeals to evidence can shift political debates to particular questions or marginalise policy-relevant social concerns. Part II then draws on the fields of policy studies and cognitive psychology to understand the origins and mechanisms of both forms of bias in relation to political interests and values. It illustrates how such biases are not only common, but can be much more predictable once we recognise their origins and manifestations in policy arenas. Finally, Part III discusses ways to move forward for those seeking to improve the use of evidence in public policymaking. It explores what constitutes ?good evidence for policy?, as well as the ?good use of evidence? within policy processes, and considers how to build evidence-advisory institutions that embed key principles of both scientific good practice and democratic representation. Taken as a whole, the approach promoted is termed the ?good governance of evidence? ? a concept that represents the use of rigorous, systematic and technically valid pieces of evidence within decision-making processes that are representative of, and accountable to, populations served. 410 0$aRoutledge studies in governance and public policy. 606 $aPolicy sciences 606 $aBias 606 $aResearch$xEvaluation 606 $aSocial policy 606 $aElaboration d'une politique$9fre$2ECLAS 606 $aSciences politiques$9fre$2ECLAS 606 $aPolitique sociale$9fre$2ECLAS 606 $aTémoignages$9fre$2ECLAS 606 $apolicymaking$9eng$2eurovoc 606 $apolitics$9eng$2eurovoc 606 $apolitical science$9eng$2eurovoc 610 $asocial policy 610 $aevaluation 610 $apolicy sciences 610 $aresearch 610 $aDecision-making 610 $aDemocracy 610 $aEvidence-based medicine 610 $aEvidence-based practice 610 $aGood governance 610 $aHIV 610 $aPublic policy 615 0$aPolicy sciences. 615 0$aBias 615 0$aResearch$xEvaluation. 615 0$aSocial policy. 615 7$aElaboration d'une politique 615 7$aSciences politiques. 615 7$aPolitique sociale. 615 7$aTémoignages. 615 7$apolicymaking. 615 7$apolitics 615 7$apolitical science 676 $a320.6 700 $aParkhurst$b Justin O.$0887065 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910155153303321 996 $aThe politics of evidence$91980916 997 $aUNINA