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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 323-334 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Evidence & Policy |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 31 Oct 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 May 2018 |
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Keywords
- Evidence-based policy
- Evidence-informed policy
- RCTs
- Trials
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Unpublished policy trials, the risk of false discoveries and the persistence of authority-based policy. / Mendel, Jonathan (Lead / Corresponding author).
In: Evidence & Policy, Vol. 14, No. 2, 31.05.2018, p. 323-334.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Unpublished policy trials, the risk of false discoveries and the persistence of authority-based policy
AU - Mendel, Jonathan
PY - 2018/5/31
Y1 - 2018/5/31
N2 - The use of trials in the policy process is often presented as a move towards evidence-based policy and away from authority-, ideology- or faith-based policy. However, this paper will draw on two UK examples of unpublished policy trials in order to argue that – when policy is based on such research – it should not usually be described as evidence-based. Instead, the paper will argue that policies based on such unpublished trials are, at best, authority-based.
AB - The use of trials in the policy process is often presented as a move towards evidence-based policy and away from authority-, ideology- or faith-based policy. However, this paper will draw on two UK examples of unpublished policy trials in order to argue that – when policy is based on such research – it should not usually be described as evidence-based. Instead, the paper will argue that policies based on such unpublished trials are, at best, authority-based.
KW - Evidence-based policy
KW - Evidence-informed policy
KW - RCTs
KW - Trials
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U2 - 10.1332/174426416X14779397727921
DO - 10.1332/174426416X14779397727921
M3 - Article
VL - 14
SP - 323
EP - 334
JO - Evidence & Policy
JF - Evidence & Policy
SN - 1744-2648
IS - 2
ER -