Evidence-Based Policy Making in the Social Sciences: Methods That Matter
Evidence-Based Policy Making in the Social Sciences: Methods That Matter
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Abstract
The purpose of this edited book is to make the case for why the social sciences are more relevant than ever before in helping governments solve the wicked problems of public policy. It does this through a critical showcase of new forms of discovery for policy-making drawing on the insights of some of the world’s leading authorities in public policy analysis. The authors have brought together an expert group of social scientists who can showcase their chosen method or approach to policy makers and practitioners. These methods include making more use of Systematic Reviews, Random Controlled Trials, the analysis of Big Data, deliberative tools for decision-making, design thinking, qualitative techniques for comparison using Boolean and fuzzy set logic, citizen science, narrative from policy makers and citizens, policy visualisation, spatial mapping, simulation modelling and various forms of statistical analysis that draw from beyond the established tools. Of course some of the methods the book refers to have been on the shelves for a number of decades but the authors would argue that it is only over the last decade or so that increased efforts have been made to apply these methods across a range of policy arenas. Other methods such as the use of analysis of Big Data or new fuzzy set comparative tools are relatively more novel within social science but again they have been selected for attention as there are growing examples of their application in the context of policy making.
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Part One: Rising to the Challenge
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Part Two: Tools for Smarter Learning
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Systematic reviews for policy
David Gough andJanice Tripney
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Randomised controlled trials
Peter John
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Qualitative comparative analysis for reviewing evidence and making decisions
Matt Ryan
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Narrative and storytelling
Vivien Lowndes
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Visuals in policy making: ‘See what I’m saying’
Leonie J. Pearson andLain Dare
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Systematic reviews for policy
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Part Three: Developing Data Mining
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Part Four: Bringing Citizens Back In
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End Matter
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