233 does evidence-based policy work? Learning from the uK experience Annette Boaz, Lesley Grayson, Ruth Levitt and William Solesbury This article reviews what has happened to put into effect the commitment to more evidence- based policy and practice in the UK, by identifying the opportunities this has offered to the research community and reflecting on the ways in which researchers have responded. It identifies a number of issues that remain unresolved and offers an agenda for those who are committed to advancing the application of evidence to policy and
171 The precautionary principle and evidence-based policy Mark Monaghan,1 Ray Pawson and Kate Wicker The precautionary principle recommends, in the face of pressing but unquantifiable threats, that decision makers should not wait indefinitely for the backing of evidence. As such, it represents another potential challenge to the turbulent fortunes of evidence-based policy. Through four contrasting case studies, this paper examines this challenge and formulates a preliminary model of the role of the precautionary principle in evidence-based policy. We
involve bans or regulation ( Marteau et al, 2011 ) and is a response to socioeconomic challenges, such as obesity, personal debt and climate change, which are seen to be problems of poor decision making ( Jones et al, 2011 ). Enthusiasm for nudge may also have been driven by perceptions of it as an evidenced-based approach. Evidence-Based Policy Making (EBPM) is driven by the premise that using rigorous evidence in policy design and evaluation will lead to more effective, efficient outcomes ( Head, 2010a ). Official government documentation has reported using nudge
Introduction In a remarkably short period of time during the late-1990s, ‘evidence-based policy’ (EBP) and the associated discourse of ‘what works’ rose to prominence as a set of organising principles for decision-making in the domains of governmental and organisational policy in the UK. The case for EBP was initially made on the basis of criticisms directed towards existing research in the social sciences and the claim that extending the model of decision-making in evidence-based medicine to areas of social science could provide a solution. An uncomplicated
87 Evidence-based policy making FIVE evidence-based policy making Martin Bulmer, Elizabeth Coates and Louise Dominian This chapter considers the emphasis on ‘evidence-based’ policy, noting its history and its place as a major element of the modernisation process since 1997. It therefore: • examines the roots and development of evidence-based policy making; • explores the ideas underpinning the emphasis on evidence under New Labour; • considers obstacles to the implementation of evidence-based policy making; and • suggests that while the use of evidence in
195 Key words research use • evidence-based policy • small state • social services © The Policy Press • 2010 • ISSN 1744 2648 re se ar ch Evidence & Policy • vol 6 • no 2 • 2010 • 195-211 • 10.1332/174426410X502310 Evidence-based policy and practice in social services in Iceland Halldór Sig. Guðmundsson, Sigríður Jónsdóttir and Sigrún Júlíusdóttir This paper discusses the development of evidence-based policy and practice in Iceland, focusing on the areas of social services and family policy. It highlights both the advantages and disadvantages of being a small
457 Evidence & Policy • vol 9 • no 4 • 457-72 • © Policy Press 2013 • #EVPOL Print ISSN 1744 2648 • Online ISSN 1744 2656 • http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/174426413X662662 research Illicit drugs, policing and the evidence-based policy paradigm Alison Ritter, alison.ritter@unsw.edu.au Kari Lancaster, kari.lancaster@unsw.edu.au University of New South Wales, Australia The mantra of evidence-based policy (EBP) suggests that endeavours to implement evidence- based policing will produce better outcomes. However there is dissonance between the rhetoric of EBP and the
Key messages The scholarly debate on evidence-based policy (EBP) has been framed as one between ‘rationalists’ and ‘constructivists’. It is better understood as one between idealists, realists, and counter-idealists. The principled conflict between idealism and counter-idealism is treated at length. The discussion should motivate proponents of EBP to formulate their ideal with substantial moral arguments. Introduction It has been said that the so-called evidence-based policy (EBP) movement is united through a common wish to take ‘ideology and
Key messages Evidence-based policy relies heavily on a validity drawn from very highly structured processes which assure rigour. Experiential knowledge is validated through its connection to the lived experience of individuals and does not easily fit into the structured processes of validity ascribed for evidence-based policy. In order for the inclusion of experiential knowledge in policy to be useful it must be not only a reflection of lived experience but transferred into policy in a way that is interpretable by policy actors. Processes that do this
5Sandra Nutley and Peter Homel Evidence & Policy • vol 2 • no 1 • 2006 • 5-26 re se ar ch Key words evidence-based policy • programme implementation • crime reduction • research use Delivering evidence-based policy and practice: lessons from the implementation of the UK Crime Reduction Programme Sandra Nutley and Peter Homel English This article uses findings from an evaluative review of the implementation of the Crime Reduction Programme (CRP) to highlight the key challenges faced when seeking to deliver evidence- based policy programmes. It considers ways of
