{"product_id":"evidence-and-evaluation-in-social-policy-isbn-9781118816547","title":"Evidence and Evaluation in Social Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy examining the role of evidence in social policymaking and the extent of its influence,\u003ci\u003e Evidence and Evaluation in Social Policy\u003c\/i\u003e delves deeply into one of the central questions of the field for the last 20 years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronicles the trend towards evidence-based policy over the last decade\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssesses the ways in which scarce resources can best be used for the best care, particularly in times of austerity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes methodological innovation, the ways in which researchers and politicians are working together effectively, and suggestions for future improvement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers topics such as the role of randomized controlled trials in shaping public policy; the pitfalls of evidence-based policy as a prescriptive ideal; the challenges of measuring public support for policy interventions; and the benefits of engaging local government decision-makers with evaluation research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of Contributors vii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: Evidence and Evaluation in Social Policy 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIan Greener and Bent Greve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Trials and Tribulations: The ‘Use’ (and ‘Misuse’) of Evidence inPublic Policy 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Deeming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Understanding the Influence of Evidence in Public Health Policy: What Can We Learn from the ‘Tobacco Wars’? 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eK. E. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Caught in the Same Frame? The Language of Evidence-based Policy in Debates about the Australian Government ‘Intervention’ into Northern Territory Aboriginal Communities 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmma Partridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 A Systematic Review of Comparative Studies of Attitudes to Social Policy 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrude Sundberg and Peter Taylor-Gooby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Public Opinion and Policy-making 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRay Pawson and Geoff Wong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Obstacles to Evidence-based Policy-making in the EU Enlargement Countries: The Case of Skills Policies 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWill Bartlett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Understanding Employment Barriers for Lone Parents in Great Britain: Research Gaps and Missed Opportunities 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTina Haux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Putting the Research Boot on the Policymakers’ Foot: Can Participatory Approaches Change the Relationship between\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePolicymakers and Evaluation? 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiz Richardson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 147\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBent Greve\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in Social Science with an emphasis on Welfare State Analysis at Roskilde University, Denmark. He is Regional and Special Issues Editor of \u003ci\u003eSocial Policy \u0026amp; Administration\u003c\/i\u003e and has published extensively on social and labor market policy, social security, tax expenditures, public sector expenditures, and financing of the welfare state. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHappiness\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and \u003ci\u003eHappiness and Social Policy in Europe\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Greener\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the School of Applied Social Sciences at Durham University, UK, as well as being Director of the ESRC North-East Doctoral Training Centre there. His research interests include the use of evidence in policy, healthcare reorganization, and the means by which policymaking can become more evidence-driven. He is the author of three books on research methods, public management, and healthcare, including \u003ci\u003eDesigning Social Research: A Guide for the Bewildered\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).  He is also the author of over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, mostly concerned with health policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy examining the role of evidence in social policymaking and the extent of its influence,\u003ci\u003e Evidence and Evaluation in Social Policy\u003c\/i\u003e delves deeply into one of the central questions of the field for the last 20 years. While evidence-based practice has become standard in many fields, such as health policy, in the realm of social policy, it is still gaining traction. This collection chronicles the trend toward implementing evidence-based policy over the last decade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chapters cover a range of topics and showcase examples from around the world. The coverage includes the role of randomized controlled trials in shaping public policy; the pitfalls of evidence-based policy as a prescriptive ideal; the challenges of measuring public support for policy interventions; and the benefits of engaging local government decision-makers with evaluation research. The contributors assess the ways in which scarce resources can be best used for the best care. They describe methodological innovations, the ways in which researchers and politicians are working together effectively, and suggestions for future improvement. In a time of austerity measures and severe cutbacks to many social programs around the world, this is a forward-thinking examination of ways to develop the best social policy using the research and evidence available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989174730981,"sku":"NP9781118816547","price":36.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118816547.jpg?v=1761783092","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/evidence-and-evaluation-in-social-policy-isbn-9781118816547","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}