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Evidence Versus Politics: Exploiting Research in UK Drug Policy Making?
Mark Monaghan
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Description for Evidence Versus Politics: Exploiting Research in UK Drug Policy Making?
Hardcover. This book provides a new model for evidence-based policy in UK drug policy and will be essential reading for students and researchers in public policy and criminology. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
The initial enthusiasm for the evidence-based policy agenda has recently been replaced with increasing scepticism. Critics point out that 'policy-based evidence' characterises the relationship more accurately. Analysing the role and nature of evidence in the context of UK drug policy and drawing on a range of theories of the policy process and research utilisation, this book pursues an alternative route for conceptualising the evidence and policy connection, which moves beyond zero-sum statements of evidence-based policy and policy-based evidence. It will be essential reading for students and researchers in public policy and criminology.
The initial enthusiasm for the evidence-based policy agenda has recently been replaced with increasing scepticism. Critics point out that 'policy-based evidence' characterises the relationship more accurately. Analysing the role and nature of evidence in the context of UK drug policy and drawing on a range of theories of the policy process and research utilisation, this book pursues an alternative route for conceptualising the evidence and policy connection, which moves beyond zero-sum statements of evidence-based policy and policy-based evidence. It will be essential reading for students and researchers in public policy and criminology.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847426970
SKU
V9781847426970
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Ref
99-50
About Mark Monaghan
Mark Monaghan is a Lecturer in Sociology, Social Policy and Crime in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds.
Reviews for Evidence Versus Politics: Exploiting Research in UK Drug Policy Making?
'Monaghan does not pretend to provide a complete account of UK drug policy-making. But with this rich and thoughtful exploration of an important topic, he succeeds in his ambition to contribute to a more reasoned debate over the use of evidence in politicised areas.' - Susanne Macgregor in Journal of Social Policy "This is well worth reading: an evidence-based book ... Read more