Schneider, Mike D. and Slanickova, Helena and Rubin, Hannah and Heesen, Remco and Schwenkenbecher, Anne and Bortolus, Alejandro and Chukwu, Emelda E. and Hewitt, Chad L. and Kaufer, Ricardo and Schwindt, Evangelina and Sogbanmu, Temitope O. and Woolaston, Katie and Yu, Li-an (2025) Revisiting the Base in Evidence-Based Policy. Political Studies.
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Abstract
Evidence-based policy (EBP) has become widely embraced for its commitment to greater uptake of scientific knowledge in policymaking. But what legitimizes EBP and in what respect are evidence-based policymaking practices better than other policymaking practices? In this article, we distinguish and refine three potential legitimizers of EBP. We suggest that evidence-based policymaking practices are better because they "follow the science," because they focus on "what works," or because they "follow the rules." We discuss some consequences, for advocates of EBP, of consciously adopting one or other of these legitimizers. Finally, we examine whether it is appropriate to switch from advocating for EBP to advocating for evidence-informed policy.
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Keywords: | evidence-based policy; evidence-informed policy; science and policy; epistemic justification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subjects: | General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Science and Policy |
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Depositing User: | Mike D. Schneider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2025 14:29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 13 Mar 2025 14:29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Item ID: | 24905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Political Studies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Sage Journals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official URL: | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0032... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1177/00323217251320728 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subjects: | General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Science and Policy |
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Date: | March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24905 |
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