To Bridge the Divide between Evidence and Policy: Reduce Ambiguity as Much as Uncertainty

被引:151
作者
Cairney, Paul [1 ]
Oliver, Kathryn [2 ]
Wellstead, Adam [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Stirling, Polit & Publ Policy, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland
[2] Univ Oxford, Evidence Based Social Intervent & Policy Evaluat, Oxford OX1 2JD, England
[3] Michigan Technol Univ, Environm & Energy Policy, Dept Social Sci, Houghton, MI 49931 USA
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D O I
10.1111/puar.12555
中图分类号
C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;
摘要
Policy makers cannot consider all evidence relevant to policy. They use two shortcuts-emotions and beliefs to understand problems and "rational" ways of establishing the best evidence on solutions-to act quickly in complex, multilevel policy-making environments. Many studies only address one part of this problem. Improving the supply of evidence helps reduce scientific and policy maker uncertainty. However, policy makers also combine their beliefs with limited evidence to reduce ambiguity by choosing one of several possible ways to understand and solve a problem. We use this insight to consider solutions designed to "close the evidence-policy gap."
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页码:399 / 402
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