Unpublished policy trials, the risk of false discoveries and the persistence of authority-based policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12888993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Mendel (0000-0002-9865-7283, University of Dundee, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 02 |
| Pages | 323-334 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Evidence & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-2648 • E-ISSN: 1744-2656 |
| Publisher | Policy Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/174426416x14779397727921 |
| OpenAlex | W2598690788 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
The use of trials in the policy process is often presented as a move towards evidence-based policy and away from authority-, ideology- or faith-based policy. However, this paper will draw on two UK examples of unpublished policy trials in order to argue that – when policy is based on such research – it should not usually be described as evidence-based. Instead, the paper will argue that policies based on such unpublished trials are, at best, authority-based
Economics · Epistemology · Faith · Ideology · Law and economics · Order (exchange · Persistence (discontinuity · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership · Philosophy · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Finance
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |