Evidence-Based Policymaking in Times of Acute Crisis: Comparing the Use of Scientific Knowledge in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy

Abstract This article studies how different systems of policy advice are suited to provide relevant knowledge in times of acute crisis. The notion of evidence-based policymaking (EBP) originated in the successful 1997 New Labour program in the United Kingdom to formulate policy based not on ideology...

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Veröffentlicht in:Politische Vierteljahresschrift. - Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 1960. - 63(2022), 2 vom: 04. Apr., Seite 359-382
1. Verfasser: Hadorn, Susanne (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Sager, Fritz, Mavrot, Céline, Malandrino, Anna, Ege, Jörn
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2022
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Politische Vierteljahresschrift
Schlagworte:Evidence-based policies Policy advice Expert system Scientific knowledge Crisis management COVID-19
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