Can Indicators Bridge the Gap between Science and Policy? An Exploration into the (Non)Use and (Non)Influence of Indicators in EU and UK Policy Making
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 15445274 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Léa Sébastien (Géographie de l'environnement, autor de correspondencia), Tom Bauler (0000-0003-3958-0818), Markku Lehtonen (0000-0003-2509-1554, Groupe de Recherche en Psychologie Sociale) |
| Año | 2014 |
| Volumen | 9 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 316-343 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2014-10-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Nature and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1558-6073 • E-ISSN: 1558-5468 |
| Editorial | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/nc.2014.090305 |
| OpenAlex | W2064596755 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 24 |
| Referencias citadas | 26 |
This article examines the various roles that indicators, as boundary objects, can play as a science-based evidence for policy processes. It presents two case studies from the EU-funded POINT project that analyzed the use and influence of two highly different types of indicators: composite indicators of sustainable development at the EU level and energy indicators in the UK. In both cases indicators failed as direct input to policy making, yet they generated various types of conceptual and political use and influence. The composite sustainable development indicators served as “framework indicators”, helping to advocate a specific vision of sustainable development, whereas the energy indicators produced various types of indirect influence, including through the process of indicator elaboration. Our case studies demonstrate the relatively limited importance of the characteristics and quality of indicators in determining the role of indicators, as compared with the crucial importance of “user factors” (characteristics of policy actors) and “policy factors” (policy context)
Bridge (graph theory · Business · Composite indicator · Context (archaeology · Economics · Environmental economics · Environmental resource management · Geography · Performance indicator · Policy making · Political science · Process (computing · Process management · Public economics · Quality (philosophy · Sustainable development · Computer Science · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy · Marketing
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| Obras citantes distintas | 24 |
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| Citas por año | 2,18 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 24 |