An exploration of evidence-based policy in Ireland: health and social inclusion

Authors

Patricia Kennedy, University of WollongongFollow
Tomas De Brun, Centre for Participatory Strategies
Mary O'Reilly-De Brun, National University of Ireland
Anne MacFarlane, National University of Ireland

RIS ID

116978

Publication Details

Kennedy, P., De Brun, T., O'Reilly-De Brun, M. & MacFarlane, A. (2010). An exploration of evidence-based policy in Ireland: health and social inclusion. Evidence and Policy: a journal of research, debate and practice, 6 (2), 255-268.

Abstract

Ireland is a small country with a history of a social partnership approach to policy making. This paper considers how the ambition of government to utilise an evidence-based approach to policy making plays out against this partnership agenda. Drawing on the authors' experiences and personal reflections, the paper considers how these issues operate within a number of health and social inclusion policy areas, and it explores the role of stakeholders' expectations and involvement in generating evidence for policy.