Using Evidence in Policy and Practice

Abstract

This book asks how governments in Africa can use evidence to improve their policies and programmes, and ultimately, to achieve positive change for their citizens. Looking at different evidence sources across a range of contexts, the book brings policy makers and researchers together to uncover what does and doesn't work and why.Case studies are drawn from five countries and the ECOWAS (west African) region, and a range of sectors from education, wildlife, sanitation, through to government procurement processes. The book is supported by a range of policy briefs and videos intended to be both practical and critically rigorous. It uses evidence sources such as evaluations, research synthesis and citizen engagement to show how these cases succeeded in informing policy and practice. The voices of policy makers are key to the book, ensuring that the examples deployed are useful to practitioners and researchers alike.This innovative book will be perfect for policy makers, practitioners in government and civil society, and researchers and academics with an interest in how evidence can be used to support policy making in Africa.

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Use of research evidence in the policy domain: A best‐evidence synthesis of social science research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

“…Studies on URE have been mostly conducted in developed countries (e.g., Gough et al 2018 in the United Kingdom, Tseng et al 2018 andTseng 2014 in the United States, Amara et al 2004in Canada, Wehrens et al 2010 in the Netherlands, Blewden et al 2010 in New Zealand). Some initiatives in URE are evident in developing countries as reported in Using Evidence in Policy and Practice -an edited volume by Goldman and Pabari (2020) which focuses on eight African countries. Even then, little is known about URE in developing countries.…”

“…Social science researchers, research institutions, and funding agencies normally ask about how to increase the chances that the policymaking process is informed by research evidence. In the course of finding answers to the question, they increasingly realise that the primary concern to evidence‐based policy is not getting evidence being produced, but getting the evidence being used (Gamoran 2018; Gitomer and Crouse 2019; Goldman and Pabari 2020; Gunn and Mintrom 2021). The use of research evidence in policymaking gives policymakers a sound basis for their policy decisions and actions, enables them to ask critical questions when presented with counter or supportive evidence, and evaluate successes or failures in implementing various policies (Yanovitzky and Weber 2020).…”

“…2010 in New Zealand). Some initiatives in URE are evident in developing countries as reported in Using Evidence in Policy and Practice – an edited volume by Goldman and Pabari (2020) which focuses on eight African countries. Even then, little is known about URE in developing countries.…”