To Bridge the Divide between Evidence and Policy
Reduce Ambiguity as Much as Uncertainty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10397237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Cairney (0000-0002-9956-832X, University of Stirling United Kingdom), Kathryn Oliver (0000-0002-4326-5258, University of Oxford United Kingdom), Adam Wellstead (Michigan Technological University), Adam M Wellstead (0000-0003-0601-2793, Michigan Technological University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 399-402 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Administration Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/puar.12555 |
| OpenAlex | W2317591260 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 108 |
| References cited | 14 |
Policy makers cannot consider all evidence relevant to policy. They use two shortcuts—emotions and beliefs to understand problems and “rational” ways of establishing the best evidence on solutions—to act quickly in complex, multilevel policy‐making environments. Many studies only address one part of this problem. Improving the supply of evidence helps reduce scientific and policy maker uncertainty. However, policy makers also combine their beliefs with limited evidence to reduce ambiguity by choosing one of several possible ways to understand and solve a problem. We use this insight to consider solutions designed to “close the evidence–policy gap .”
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| Unique citing works | 108 |
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| Citations per year | 12 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 107 |