A model of faulty and faultless disagreement for post-hoc assessments of knowledge utilization in evidence-based policymaking

Remco Heesen; Hannah Rubin; Mike D Schneider; Katie Woolaston; Alejandro Bortolus; Emelda E Chukwu; Ricardo Kaufer; Veli Mitova; Anne Schwenkenbecher; Evangelina Schwindt; Helena Slanickova; Temitope O Sogbanmu; Chad L Hewitt

doi:10.1038/s41598-024-69012-3

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A model of faulty and faultless disagreement for post-hoc assessments of knowledge utilization in evidence-based policymaking

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A model of faulty and faultless disagreement for post-hoc assessments of knowledge utilization in evidence-based policymaking

Remco Heesen, Hannah Rubin, Mike D Schneider, Katie Woolaston, Alejandro Bortolus, Emelda E Chukwu, Ricardo Kaufer, Veli Mitova, Anne Schwenkenbecher, Evangelina Schwindt, …

Scientific reports, Vol.14(1), 18495

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-69012-3

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Abstract

Evidence-based policy

Disagreement

Transparency

Epistemology

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 Science
Hannah Rubin - University of Missouri
Mike D Schneider - University of Missouri
Katie Woolaston - Queensland University of Technology
Alejandro Bortolus - Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagónico
Emelda E Chukwu - Nigerian Institute of Medical Research
Ricardo Kaufer - Bielefeld University
Veli Mitova - University of Johannesburg
Anne Schwenkenbecher - Murdoch University
Evangelina Schwindt - Instituto de Biología Subtropical
Helena Slanickova - University of Groningen
Temitope O Sogbanmu - University of Lagos
Chad L Hewitt - Lincoln University
Publication Details: Scientific reports, Vol.14(1), 18495
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Identifiers: 991005693544307891
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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