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100			_aMacKillop, Eleanor and Downe, James _945991
245			_aWhat counts as evidence for policy? An analysis of policy actors' perceptions
260			_aPublic Administration Review
300			_a 83(5), Sep-Oct, 2023: p.1037-1050
520			_aEvidence plays a growing role in public administration worldwide. We analyze the perceptions of policy actors, using Q methodology and a structured questionnaire, which reveals four types of profiles. Most policy actors did not fit neatly into an Evidence-Based Policy-Making (EBPM) group. Instead, they either had a pragmatic view where context and policy issues influence what counts as evidence, an inclusive position which emphasized the importance of considering a range of different types of evidence, or a political perspective where power relations and politics influence what counts as evidence. Our research also illustrates how different actors in the same community can have different perceptions of evidence, and how this can change over time due to experience and career trajectory. – Reproduced https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/puar.13567
650			_aPublic Administration _945992
773			_aPublic Administration Review
906			_aPUBLIC POLICY
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