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A model of faulty and faultless disagreement for post-hoc assessments of knowledge utilization in evidence-based policymaking
Scientific reports, Vol.14(1), 18495
2024
Abstract
When evidence-based policymaking is so often mired in disagreement and controversy, how can we know if the process is meeting its stated goals? We develop a novel mathematical model to study disagreements about adequate knowledge utilization, like those regarding wild horse culling, shark drumlines and facemask policies during pandemics. We find that, when stakeholders disagree, it is frequently impossible to tell whether any party is at fault. We demonstrate the need for a distinctive kind of transparency in evidence-based policymaking, which we call transparency of reasoning. Such transparency is critical to the success of the evidence-based policy movement, as without it, we will be unable to tell whether in any instance a policy was in fact based on evidence.
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- Title
- A model of faulty and faultless disagreement for post-hoc assessments of knowledge utilization in evidence-based policymaking
- Authors/Creators
- Remco Heesen - London School of Economics and Political ScienceHannah Rubin - University of MissouriMike D Schneider - University of MissouriKatie Woolaston - Queensland University of TechnologyAlejandro Bortolus - Centro Científico Tecnológico PatagónicoEmelda E Chukwu - Nigerian Institute of Medical ResearchRicardo Kaufer - Bielefeld UniversityVeli Mitova - University of JohannesburgAnne Schwenkenbecher - Murdoch UniversityEvangelina Schwindt - Instituto de Biología SubtropicalHelena Slanickova - University of GroningenTemitope O Sogbanmu - University of LagosChad L Hewitt - Lincoln University
- Publication Details
- Scientific reports, Vol.14(1), 18495
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Identifiers
- 991005693544307891
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2024
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; Centre for Biosecurity and One Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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