Evidence and Evaluation in Social Policy (Paperback)

List of Contributors vii

Introduction: Evidence and Evaluation in Social Policy 1
Ian Greener and Bent Greve

1 Trials and Tribulations: The ‘Use’ (and ‘Misuse’) of Evidence inPublic Policy 5
Christopher Deeming

2 Understanding the Influence of Evidence in Public Health Policy: What Can We Learn from the ‘Tobacco Wars’? 29
K. E. Smith

3 Caught in the Same Frame? The Language of Evidence-based Policy in Debates about the Australian Government ‘Intervention’ into Northern Territory Aboriginal Communities 47
Emma Partridge

4 A Systematic Review of Comparative Studies of Attitudes to Social Policy 63
Trude Sundberg and Peter Taylor-Gooby

5 Public Opinion and Policy-making 81
Ray Pawson and Geoff Wong

6 Obstacles to Evidence-based Policy-making in the EU Enlargement Countries: The Case of Skills Policies 97
Will Bartlett

7 Understanding Employment Barriers for Lone Parents in Great Britain: Research Gaps and Missed Opportunities 115
Tina Haux

8 Putting the Research Boot on the Policymakers’ Foot: Can Participatory Approaches Change the Relationship between Policymakers and Evaluation? 129
Liz Richardson

Index 147