Can policy makers listen to researchers? An application of the design experiment methodology to a local drugs policy intervention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6326418 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca Askew (0000-0002-6281-227X, University of Manchester), Peter John (0000-0002-7934-1187, University of Manchester), Peter C St John (0000-0002-7928-3722, Institute for Social and Economic Research), Hanhua Liu (0000-0001-8963-6440, University of Manchester) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 583-598 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/030557310x501758 |
| OpenAlex | W2563597085 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article reports the UK's first design experiment, a qualitative form of policy evaluation using feedback from intensive observations of an intervention to improve its implementation. The application presented in the article is a local authority programme of intensive support and diversionary activities for a small group of problematic substance users. The article discusses how the experiment took place and focuses on the reluctance of policy makers to use feedback from researchers, who found that advocacy and one-toone support were more beneficial than diversionary activities. Nonetheless, in time the project's workers responded to these signals in their day-to-day decisions. To address the feedback gap, the conclusion stresses the importance of ensuring multiple information flows within design experiments
Business · Economics · Intervention (counseling · Management science · Political science · Psychiatry · Public economics · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Health Policy Implementation Science · Psychology · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |