Political Conditions Motivating Legislators' Use of Policy Information
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4073808 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Douglas Webber (0000-0002-8305-4869, West Virginia University, corresponding author), David J Webber |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 110-118 |
| Publication date | 1984-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1984.tb00165.x |
| OpenAlex | W2063775368 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 10 |
While "research utilization" literature has focused on the limited use of policy research by policymakers, there has been l i t t l e attention directed at legislators1 use of policy research o r the importance of the decisionmaking context in explaining policy research use.Relying on the research utilization literature and the legislative behavior literature, this paper examines the legislative setting as it relates to policy information use, and it outlines the conditions under which policy information might be used by legislators. Specifically, two types of legislator information searches are discussed-the constituent service search and policy formulating search. While there are many obstacles to policy information use-including cognitive and organizational ones-this paper focuses only on political conditions and political obstacles relating to legis- lators' use of policy information
Economics · Information Policy · Legislation · Legislator · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public relations · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
Legislative Decision Making and Substantive Policy Information
Information as a Factor in Congressional Politics
Information and Legislative Organization
The paradox of policy analysis
The Political Relevance of Planners’ Analysis
The Extent and Determinants of the Utilization of University Research in Government Agencies
Toward More “Evidence‐Informed” Policy Making
Policy Change and Expert Involvement in China
The Utilization of Policy Analysis by State Agency Officials
Intrinsic Motivation and Expert Behavior
Policy Knowledge, Policy Formulation, and Change
Legislators' Use of Policy Information
Congressmen's Voting Decisions
Inside Bureaucracy
Political Control of the Economy
The Many Meanings of Research Utilization
The Search for Information
Models of Legislative Voting
Problems in the Communication of Evaluation Research to Policy Makers1
Policy Innovation and Institutional Fragmentation
A Reconceptualization of Representational Role Theory
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2016 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |