Using evidence to influence policy: Oxfam’s experience
| Autor: | Irene Guijt, Richard English, Duncan Green, Paul Cairney, Ruth Mayne, Martin Walsh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Persuasion
media_common.quotation_subject Context (language use) Insider Craft lcsh:Social Sciences 03 medical and health sciences Presentation Politics 0302 clinical medicine Political science 050602 political science & public administration 030212 general & internal medicine General Psychology media_common Forming relationships business.industry General Arts and Humanities 05 social sciences General Social Sciences Public relations 0506 political science Policy studies lcsh:H business General Economics Econometrics and Finance |
| Zdroj: | Palgrave Communications, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2055-1045 |
| DOI: | 10.1057/s41599-018-0176-7 |
| Popis: | Policymaking is rarely ‘evidence-based’. Rather, policy can only be strongly evidence-informed if its advocates act effectively. Policy theories suggest that they can do so by learning the rules of political systems, and by forming relationships and networks with key actors to build up enough knowledge of their environment and trust from their audience. This knowledge allows them to craft effective influencing strategies, such as to tell a persuasive and timely story about an urgent policy problem and its most feasible solution. Empirical case studies help explain when, how, and why such strategies work in context. If analysed carefully, they can provide transferable lessons for researchers and advocates that are seeking to inform or influence policymaking. Oxfam Great Britain has become an experienced and effective advocate of evidence-informed policy change, offering lessons for building effective action. In this article, we combine insights from policy studies with specific case studies of Oxfam campaigns to describe four ways to promote the uptake of research evidence in policy: (1) learn how policymaking works, (2) design evidence to maximise its influence on specific audiences, (3) design and use additional influencing strategies such as insider persuasion or outsider pressure, and adapt the presentation of evidence and influencing strategies to the changing context, and (4) embrace trial and error. The supply of evidence is one important but insufficient part of this story. |
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