Social Science and the Evidence-based Policy Movement
Social Science and the Evidence-based Policy Movement
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社会科学与循证政策运动
作者：
K. Young;D. Ashby;A. Boaz;L. Grayson
在英国，人们对“循证决策”的兴趣越来越大。然而，对于基于证据的决策实际上意味着什么，仍然存在一些困惑。本文概述了一些模型，用于了解证据是如何被认为是形状或告知政策，以探索“循证决策”背后的假设。举例来说，它认为证据寻求的过程，特别是系统的审查作为一个假定的“黄金标准”的EBP运动。它强调了这种政策研究方法所代表的一些机会和挑战。论文的最后一部分概述了一些问题的能力，需要解决，如果社会科学是在英国的政策辩论作出更有效的贡献。
There is a growing interest in ‘evidence-based policy making’ in the UK. However, there remains some confusion about what evidence-based policy making actually means. This paper outlines some of the models used to understand how evidence is thought to shape or inform policy in order to explore the assumptions underlying ‘evidence-based policy making.’ By way of example, it considers the process of evidence seeking and in particular the systematic review as a presumed ‘gold standard’ of the EBP movement. It highlights some of the opportunities and challenges represented in this approach for policy research. The final part of the paper outlines some questions of capacity that need to be addressed if the social sciences are to make a more effective contribution to policy debate in Britain.