Understanding Influence
Subtitle: The Use of Statebuilding Research in British Policy
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781472427571
Subjects: Great britain, politics and government; Political science
Description: Despite the increasing volume of research on state building, the use and uptake of findings by those involved in policy-making remains largely under-examined. As such, the main themes running through this book relate to issues of research influence, use and uptake into policy. It grapples with problems associated with decision-making dynamics, knowledge management and the policy process and draws on concepts and analytical models developed within the public policy and research utilization literature, from linear models of instrumental use to the enlightenment function of research.