Knowledge for policy, knowledge of Policy
Date:
30/05/2013
Organised by:
University of Warwick
Presenter:
Dr Will Davies
Level:
Advanced (specialised prior knowledge)
Contact:
Will Davies - William.J.Davies@warwick.ac.uk
Location:
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Venue:
Ramphal Building, Library Road, University of Warwick, Coventry
The notion of ‘evidence-based policy’ is a key rhetorical weapon, in arguments over the legitimacy or otherwise of government interventions. But what does ‘evidence-based policy’ mean in practice? What demands does policy place upon academic research? How, historically, have the social sciences co-evolved with modern government, and what then is different about more recent appeals to ‘evidence’? How do think tanks reconfigure how knowledge is used in the public sphere? And what professional or ethical questions does the ideal of evidence-based policy pose to social scientists? These questions will be discussed with three scholars, who have witnessed and/or researched the interface of policy-making and social scientific research, via economics, sociology and cultural policy studies: Dr Max Nathan, LSE, Dr. Dave O’Brien, City, and Dr. Will Davies, Warwick.
Required reading:
Lindblom, C. (1959). The science of ‘muddling through’. Public Administration, 19, 79–88.
Stevens, A. (2010). Telling Policy Stories: An Ethnographic Study of the Use of Evidence in Policy-making in the UK. Journal of Social Policy, 40(02), 237–255.
Wyatt, A. (2002). Evidence Based Policy Making: The View From A Centre. Public Policy and Administration, 17(3), 12–28.
Cost:
£30
Website and registration:
Region:
West Midlands
Keywords:
Epistemology, Evaluation Research, Case Study, Participatory Research, Discourse Analysis, Documentary Analysis, Ethnography, Qualitative Approaches (other), Research Ethics, Evidence-Based Policy and Practice, Management of User Involvement, Consultancy Skills, Research Management and Impact (other), Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination (other)
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Epistemology
Evaluation Research
Case Study
Participatory Research
Discourse Analysis
Documentary Analysis
Ethnography
Qualitative Approaches (other)
Research Ethics
Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
Management of User Involvement
Consultancy Skills
Research Management and Impact (other)
Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination (other)