What works to promote research-policy engagement?
What works to promote research-policy engagement?
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DOI：
10.1332/174426421x16420918447616
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发表时间：
2022-02-09
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Cairney, Paul
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作者：
Oliver, Kathryn;Hopkins, Anna;Cairney, Paul
工作背景：为了改善证据在政策和实践中的使用，许多组织和个人寻求促进研究政策参与活动，但很少有人知道什么是有效的。目的和目标：我们寻求（a）确定现有的研究政策参与活动，（B）这些活动对研究和决策的影响的证据。研究方法：我们对活跃在这一领域的组织（如资助者、实践组织和大学）进行了系统的案头搜索，并审查了网站、战略文件、已发表的评估和相关研究。我们使用了利益相关者圆桌会议，以及后续调查和访谈，其中包括一部分样本，以检查我们方法的质量和稳健性。结果：我们确定了1923年的倡议，在513个组织在世界各地。然而，我们发现只有57个组织有公开的评估，只有6%（141/2321）的倡议进行了评估。大多数活动旨在改善研究传播或建立关系。现有的评价提供了在特定环境（如地方政府）、部门（如警务）或特定提供者（如学术团体）中使用证据的丰富而细致的情况，但极为缺乏。讨论和结论：资助者、研究和决策组织为研究政策参与倡议的巨大扩展做出了贡献。不幸的是，这些倡议往往没有利用现有的证据和理论，而且大多数都没有得到评估。因此，大量无方向的活动未能为那些希望改进证据使用的人提供有用的经验教训，导致浪费时间和资源。未来的举措应利用关于哪些措施有效的现有证据，努力为这一证据基础作出贡献，并对决策背景的更现实情况作出反应。
Background: To improve the use of evidence in policy and practice, many organisations and individuals seek to promote research-policy engagement activities, but little is known about what works. Aims and objectives: We sought (a) to identify existing research-policy engagement activities, and (b) evidence on impacts of these activities on research and decision making. Methods: We conducted systematic desk-based searches for organisations active in this area (such as funders, practice organisations, and universities) and reviewed websites, strategy documents, published evaluations and relevant research. We used a stakeholder roundtable, and follow-up survey and interviews, with a subset of the sample to check the quality and robustness of our approach. Findings: We identified 1923 initiatives in 513 organisations world-wide. However, we found only 57 organisations had publicly-available evaluations, and only 6% (141/2321) of initiatives were evaluated. Most activities aim to improve research dissemination or create relationships. Existing evaluations offer an often rich and nuanced picture of evidence use in particular settings (such as local government), sectors (such as policing), or by particular providers (such as learned societies), but are extremely scarce. Discussion and conclusions: Funders, research-and decision-making organisations have contributed to a huge expansion in research-policy engagement initiatives. Unfortunately, these initiatives tend not to draw on existing evidence and theory, and are mostly unevaluated. The rudderless mass of activity therefore fails to provide useful lessons for those wishing to improve evidence use, leading to wasted time and resources. Future initiatives should draw on existing evidence about what works, seek to contribute to this evidence base, and respond to a more realistic picture of the decision-making context.