Lawrence, NS;
Chambers, JC;
Morrison, SM;
Bestmann, S;
O'Grady, G;
Chambers, CD;
Kythreotis, AP;
(2017)
The Evidence Information Service as a new platform for supporting evidence-based policy: a consultation of UK parliamentarians.
Evidence & Policy
, 13
(2)
pp. 275-316.
10.1332/174426416X14643531912169.
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Abstract
The value of evidence-based policy is well established, yet major hurdles remain in connecting policymakers with the wider research community. Here we assess whether a UK Evidence Information Service (EIS) could facilitate interaction between parliamentarians and research professionals. Fifty-six UK parliamentarians were interviewed to gauge the challenges of working with evidence and the potential utility of an EIS. Grounded theory analysis identified several barriers to evidence-based policymaking, however 85% of parliamentarians supported the EIS, preferring a rapid, impartial, concise, and optionally confidential service. We conclude that an EIS integrated with existing parliamentary systems could enhance dialogue between policymakers and researchers.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Evidence Information Service as a new platform for supporting evidence-based policy: a consultation of UK parliamentarians |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1332/174426416X14643531912169 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1332/174426416X14643531912169 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits adaptation, alteration, reproduction and distribution without further permission provided the original work is attributed. The derivative works do not need to be licensed on the same terms. |
| Keywords: | Social Sciences, Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary, Social Sciences - Other Topics, evidence-based policy, citizen science, parliamentarian, IPCC |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Movement Neurosciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1567628 |
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