Intelligent Policy Making for a Complex World
Pragmatism, Evidence and Learning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6345337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Sanderson (Leeds Beckett University), Ian R Sanderson (0000-0002-9814-0161, Leeds Beckett University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 699-719 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2009.00791.x |
| OpenAlex | W2018254624 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 99 |
| References cited | 45 |
The credentials of the evidence-based policy movement appear to be increasingly subject to challenge based on research that has highlighted the limits on the use of evidence in policy making. However, moves towards a more ‘realistic’ position of evidence-informed policy making risk conflating prescription with description and undermining a normative vision of better policy making. This article argues that we need to review the ideas that underpin our thinking about evidence-based policy making, and move beyond the territory of instrumental rationality to a position founded upon two intellectual pillars: our developing knowledge about complex adaptive systems; and ideas from a pragmatist philosophical position – especially those of John Dewey – about social scientific knowledge and its role in guiding action to address social problems. This leads us to a conception of ‘intelligent policy making’ in which the notion of policy learning is central
Action (physics · Economics · Epistemology · Evidence-based policy · Normative · Policy learning · Policy making · Political science · Position (finance · Position paper · Positive economics · Pragmatism · Rationality · Sociology · Subject (documents · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Critical Realism in Sociology · Law · Public Administration · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
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| Unique citing works | 99 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6,19 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 98 |