Methodological problems for evidence-informed policy by Dr Tom Perry

Methodological problems for evidence-informed policy by Dr Tom Perry
Evidence-informed policy requires an ecosystem for knowledge generation, exchange and use. There is growing understanding of how we can link up the research-policy-practice nexus. In this seminar, Tom will argue that what has not been well understood are the implications for methodology of the use of evidence in policy and vice versa. The policy contexts and purposes in which evidence are used are decisive for whether the potential benefits of an evidence-informed approach are realised and have implications for how researchers working towards evidence-informed policy should frame the nature of their endeavour. Equally he will defend that there are fundamental methodological problems in social science which have serious ramifications for any attempt to use evidence in policy. These problems relate to understandings of causation, measurement, generalisability, and the (often field-specific) nature of social knowledge and phenomena. Dr Perry will draw on recent and current projects,
Naomi Yohendran
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12/16/2022
01:00:39
CEPEO, seminar series, education policy, equality
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