Creating and communicating social research for policymakers in government
Creating and communicating social research for policymakers in government
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为政府决策者创建和传播社会研究
作者：
Jessica H. Phoenix;L. Atkinson;Hannah Baker
许多学者问：“我如何利用我的研究来影响政策？”在本文中，我们利用我们的第一手经验，为英国政府的社会研究人员，建议学者如何创建和沟通的研究与政策制定者。具体而言，我们描述了研究沟通的方法，政策制定者在研究，我们承诺听取农民对他们的优先事项，为英国的新农业政策后，英国退出欧盟。这项研究的主要目的是确保在政策制定中纳入农民的声音，因此，向决策者传达研究结果是关键。我们反思了我们所采用的沟通方法的有效性，并将我们的学习总结为四项实用建议：（1）进行与政策制定者相关的研究;（2）投入时间发展和维护与政策制定者的关系;（3）利用“机会之窗”;以及（4）调整演讲和沟通风格以适应受众。我们认为，采用这些建议将有助于改善学术界和政府之间的证据沟通方式，从而提高证据在决策过程中的影响力。
Many academics ask ‘How can I use my research to influence policy?’. In this paper, we draw on our first-hand experience as social researchers for the British Government to advise how academics can create and communicate research with policymakers. Specifically, we describe methods of communicating research to policymakers in relation to research we undertook to listen to farmers about their priorities for a new agricultural policy for England following the exit of the UK from the European Union. The main purpose of this research was to ensure farmers’ voices were included in policy development and therefore communication of the research to policymakers was key. We reflect on the effectiveness of the communication methods we employed and summarise our learnings into four practical recommendations: (1) make research relevant to policymakers; (2) invest time to develop and maintain relationships with policymakers; (3) utilise ‘windows of opportunity’; and (4) adapt presentation and communication styles to the audience. We consider that employing these recommendations will help to improve how evidence is communicated between academia and government and therefore the influence of evidence in decision-making processes.