Storytelling and evidence-based policy: lessons from the grey literature
Storytelling and evidence-based policy: lessons from the grey literature
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DOI：
10.1057/palcomms.2017.93
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发表时间：
2017-09-12
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4
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Davidson, Brett
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作者：
Davidson, Brett
一些对如何将证据转化为政策感兴趣的作者指出了政策叙事的重要性，并认为科学证据的倡导者需要讲好的故事来吸引政策制定者的注意力和情感。然而，如果没有具体的例子和证据证明其有效性，这种对更好叙述的普遍呼吁是不完整的。这篇文章展示了这些过程是如何在“灰色”文献中描述的，所谓“灰色”文献是指由各级政府、学术界、商业界和工业界出版的，但不受商业出版商控制的文献。这些文献往往被科学家错过，但对社会运动和非营利部门的活动家和倡导者更重要，他们经常与政策制定者接触或寻求影响政策制定者。本文概述了一些方式，其中的政策制定者的心理和因素，如群体动力学和政治背景的理解反映在灰色文献，这对理解讲故事的政治宣传的作用的影响。它突出了从文献中出现的关于讲故事的实用建议，并提出了四个案例研究，说明了讲故事的各个方面。报告最后确定了对科学家和其他“循证决策”倡导者、从业人员和决策者的影响。
A number of authors interested in how to translate evidence into policy identify the importance of policy narrative and argue that advocates of scientific evidence need to tell good stories to grab the attention and appeal to the emotions of policymakers. Yet, this general call for better narratives is incomplete without concrete examples and evidence of their effectiveness. This article shows how these processes are described in the "grey" literature-defined as literature which is produced by all levels of government, academics, business and industry, but which is not controlled by commercial publishers. This literature is often missed by scientists but more important to activists and advocates within social movements and the non-profit sector who frequently engage with or seek to influence policymakers. The article outlines some of the ways in which an understanding of policymaker psychology and factors such as group dynamics and political context are reflected in the grey literature, and the implications of this for understanding the role of storytelling in political advocacy. It highlights practical advice about storytelling that emerges from the literature, and presents four case studies illustrating aspects of storytelling in action. It concludes by identifying the implications for scientists and other advocates of "evidence informed policymaking", practitioners and policymakers.