The challenges and approaches of measuring research impact and influence on public policy making

IF 1.2 4区 法学 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Sheila V. Siar
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PurposeMeasuring research’s policy influence is challenging, given the complexity of the policy process, the gradual nature of policy influence, and the time lag between research investment and impact. This paper assesses measurement approaches and discusses their merits and applications to overcome various hurdles.Design/methodology/approachRelevant articles and studies were selected and analyzed. First, the research-policy interface was revisited to understand their link and how research influences policy making. Second, the most common approaches for measuring policy influence were reviewed based on their features, strengths, and limitations.FindingsThe three approaches reviewed — pyramid, influencing, and results chain — have their respective strengths. Thus, research organizations planning to design a program for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of policy influence have to adopt the best possible features of each approach and develop a customized method depending on their objectives and overall M&E framework.Originality/valueThis paper fosters a deeper understanding of leveraging the three approaches.
衡量研究影响和对公共政策制定的影响的挑战和方法
目的考虑到政策过程的复杂性、政策影响的渐进性以及研究投资与影响之间的时滞,衡量研究的政策影响具有挑战性。本文评估了测量方法,并讨论了它们的优点和应用,以克服各种障碍。设计/方法/方法选择并分析了相关文章和研究。首先,重新审视了研究-政策界面,以了解它们之间的联系以及研究如何影响政策制定。其次,根据政策影响的特点、优势和局限性,对衡量政策影响的最常见方法进行了审查。研究结果综述的三种方法——金字塔法、影响力法和结果链法——各有长处。因此,计划设计政策影响监测和评估(M&E)计划的研究组织必须采用每种方法的最佳特征,并根据其目标和总体M&E框架制定定制方法。独创性/价值本文加深了对利用这三种方法的理解。
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