Methods for policy research : taking socially responsible action

Author(s)

• Majchrzak, Ann
• Markus, M. Lynne

Bibliographic Information

Methods for policy research : taking socially responsible action

Ann Majchrzak, M. Lynne Markus

（Applied social research methods series, 3）

SAGE, c2014

2nd ed

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index

Contents of Works

• Foreword to the first edition
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the authors
• Make a difference with policy research
• Launch the policy research process
• Synthesize existing evidence
• Obtain new evidence
• Design policy recommendations
• Expand stakeholder engagement
• Reflect on the policy research voyage
• References
• Index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book about responsible and evidence-based decision making is written for those interested in improving the decisions that affect people's lives. It describes how to define policy research questions so that evidence can be applied to them, how to find and synthesize existing evidence, how to generate new evidence if needed, how to make acceptable recommendations that can solve policy problems without negative side effects, and how to describe evidence and recommendations in a manner that changes minds. Policies are not just the decisions made by a country's rulers or elected officials; policies are also set by corporate executives, managers of department stores, and project leaders in non-profit organizations pursuing environmental protection. The authors' suggestion are based on the fundamental belief that evidence-based decision making is superior to decisions based purely on opinion, intuition, and emotion. Because much has happened since 1984 when the first edition was published, this is a substantially different book with a new co-author, new and updated examples, new chapters, and new frameworks for understanding.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the First Edition Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. Make a Difference With Policy Research 2. Launch the Policy Research Process 3. Synthesize Existing Evidence 4. Obtain New Evidence 5. Design Policy Recommendations 6. Expand Stakeholder Engagement 7. Reflect on the Policy Research Voyage References Index

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Details

• NCID: BB12758984
• ISBN:
  • 9781412997805
• LCCN: 2013005292
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Thousand Oaks
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 164 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : H97
  • DC23 : 320.6072
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Policy sciences -- Research
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00687666