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The contribution of evidence-based policy to the output-oriented legitimacy of the state

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Promoters of evidence-based policy making assume that such practices contribute to an improvement in public policies and therefore to social betterment and state legitimacy. However, scholars in democracy research rarely include practices of evidence-based policy making in their analyses of the legitimacy of the state. This article outlines the linkages between evidence-based policy making and the output-oriented legitimacy of the state, and assesses the potential of these linkages. The analysis shows that only a selection of these linkages have the potential to contribute to state legitimacy whereas others are very restricted in this respect.

Source: Evidence & Policy

DOI: 10.1332/174426409x478743

Author: Thomas Widmer

Institution: University of Zurich

Language: English

Topic: Evaluation and Performance Assessment

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funder: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung