Description
Book SynopsisEvidence and Evaluation in Social Policy examines the role of evidence in social policymaking and the extent of its influence. The chapters cover a range of topics with examples taken from around the world, and the contributors assess the ways in which scarce resources can best be used for the best care.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors vii
Introduction: Evidence and Evaluation in Social Policy 1
Ian Greener and Bent Greve
1 Trials and Tribulations: The ‘Use’ (and ‘Misuse’) of Evidence inPublic Policy 5
Christopher Deeming
2 Understanding the Influence of Evidence in Public Health Policy: What Can We Learn from the ‘Tobacco Wars’? 29
K. E. Smith
3 Caught in the Same Frame? The Language of Evidence-based Policy in Debates about the Australian Government ‘Intervention’ into Northern Territory Aboriginal Communities 47
Emma Partridge
4 A Systematic Review of Comparative Studies of Attitudes to Social Policy 63
Trude Sundberg and Peter Taylor-Gooby
5 Public Opinion and Policy-making 81
Ray Pawson and Geoff Wong
6 Obstacles to Evidence-based Policy-making in the EU Enlargement Countries: The Case of Skills Policies 97
Will Bartlett
7 Understanding Employment Barriers for Lone Parents in Great Britain: Research Gaps and Missed Opportunities 115
Tina Haux
8 Putting the Research Boot on the Policymakers’ Foot: Can Participatory Approaches Change the Relationship between Policymakers and Evaluation? 129
Liz Richardson
Index 147
