Numerous studies over several decades have suggested that research evidence does not
have the kind of impact on policy decisions that might be expected from the sheer volume …

Introduction Researchers advocating for evidence-informed policy have attempted to
encourage policymakers to develop a greater understanding of research and researchers to …

At the request of the Prime Minister, this report has been designed to explore in greater
detail the issues that were brought to light in an earlier discussion paper, Towards better use …

All across society people use information to make good decisions. Policymakers and elected
officials must be held to the same standard and engage in evidence-based policymaking …

Since 2015, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Policies for Action (P4A) research
program has been funding a growing body of work to understand how policies shape the …

Background: Despite the known need for empirical research-to-policy studies, little is known
about the factors and conditions needed to support meaningful evidence use or how to …

Background: While current public policy scholarship can take advantage of a decades-long
accumulated knowledge base on the relationship between evidence and policy, it is hard to …

For decades, researchers, knowledge brokers and policymakers have been working to
increase the use of evidence in policymaking. This has spanned a wide range of …

This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The objectives are as follows: Our aim
is to collect, assess, and synthesise all the available empirical evidence on what works to …

Based on a systematic analysis of nearly 400 publications, this review article identifies four
contrasting perspectives on evidence-based policy (EBP). One school of thought advocates …