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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 553-556 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Science and Public Policy |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 20 Nov 2023 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2024 |
Abstract
Scientific policy advice in the face of complex real-world problems requires a maximally pluralistic knowledge base. However, integrating different types of knowledge from a variety of sources raises a series of highly challenging epistemic as well as practical problems. We propose an integrated model of pluralistic policy advice emphasizing the appropriate constitution and structure of pluralistic expert panels. Furthermore, we suggest that normative assumptions underlying expert advice should be made explicit to policymakers. The goal should not be to avoid normative biases, but rather to create transparency with respect to the unavoidable value judgements that influence the epistemic preferences of experts and to provide policymakers with evidence-based scenarios that range over a variety of value preferences.
Keywords
- evidence-based policy, interdisciplinarity, knowledge integration, pluralism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Social Sciences(all)
- Public Administration
- Environmental Science(all)
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
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In: Science and Public Policy, Vol. 51, No. 3, 06.2024, p. 553-556.
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AU - Bschir, Karim
AU - Lohse, Simon
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
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N2 - Scientific policy advice in the face of complex real-world problems requires a maximally pluralistic knowledge base. However, integrating different types of knowledge from a variety of sources raises a series of highly challenging epistemic as well as practical problems. We propose an integrated model of pluralistic policy advice emphasizing the appropriate constitution and structure of pluralistic expert panels. Furthermore, we suggest that normative assumptions underlying expert advice should be made explicit to policymakers. The goal should not be to avoid normative biases, but rather to create transparency with respect to the unavoidable value judgements that influence the epistemic preferences of experts and to provide policymakers with evidence-based scenarios that range over a variety of value preferences.
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