Feminising Politics to Close the Evidence-Policy Gap: The Case of Social Policy in Scotland
Feminising Politics to Close the Evidence-Policy Gap: The Case of Social Policy in Scotland
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DOI：
10.1111/1467-8500.12266
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发表时间：
2018-12-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Rummery, Kirstein
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作者：
Cairney, Paul;Rummery, Kirstein
政策研究表明，科学家应该采取两种策略来缩小“证据-政策差距”。首先，参与政治辩论，以帮助确定政策问题和解决方案，而不是期待证据为自己说话。第二，了解行动在哪里，形成长期联盟，并利用“游戏规则”来最大限度地发挥你在复杂的决策系统中的影响力。这两个教训可能会引发重大困境，对于许多行为者来说，在政治和务实参与时，超越你的专业知识和舒适区。科学家应该向女权主义社会政策参与者学习，他们通常（a）将联合收割机证据与参与结合起来，以追求社会变革，（B）在根据占主导地位的政治话语制定目标方面面临坚韧的选择。我们使用苏格兰的社会政策作为案例研究，研究女权主义者如何利用机会，自1999年以来的宪法和政治改革，创造一个合作的“天鹅绒三角”之间的政府，学术界和利益集团。他们的经验表明，有限和缓慢的政策变化需要重大的参与和妥协。
Policy studies suggest that scientists should adopt two strategies to close the 'evidence-policy gap'. First, engage in political debates to help define policy problems and solutions rather than expect the evidence to speak for itself. Second, learn where the action is, form long-term coalitions, and exploit the 'rules of the game' to maximise your influence in complex policy-making systems. Both lessons can prompt major dilemmas, for many actors, about going beyond your expertise and comfort zone when engaging politically and pragmatically. Scientists should learn from feminist social policy actors who routinely (a) combine evidence with engagement to pursue social change, and (b) face tough choices about framing their aims in terms of the dominant political discourse. We use Scottish social policy as a case study, examining how feminist actors exploited the opportunity, afforded by constitutional and political reforms since 1999, to create a collaborative 'velvet triangle' between the government, academia, and interest groups. Their experience suggests that limited and slow policy change requires major engagement and compromise.