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Navigating Evidence in Policy Making: Insights from the Policy Process AcademyHealth Study

This study, presented by Jill Jamison Rissi in 2007, delves into the policy-making process with a methodological approach that includes observations, interviews with legislators and lobbyists, and analysis of various documents. By examining keyword coding, content, and the definition of 'evidence,' key findings point to the significance of relationships, tacit knowledge, and the influence of time and place in shaping policy outcomes. Conclusions highlight the importance of the researcher's role, biases, and the arbitrary nature of boundaries. This research sheds light on the complexity of evidence in policy formulation.

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Navigating Evidence in Policy Making: Insights from the Policy Process AcademyHealth Study

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  1. Re-defining Evidence: Lessons from the Policy Process AcademyHealth State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Jill Jamison Rissi June 2, 2007

  2. Methodological Approach • Observations • House of Representatives; Committee on Health • March 2, 9 and 16, 2005 • Interviews • Legislators • Lobbyists • Policy Analyst/Advisors • Documents • Legislative summaries • Articles (one journal, two newspapers) • Newsletters

  3. Data Analysis • Keyword coding of data • Content • What counts as ‘evidence?’ • Roles • Insider/Outsider • Identity • Authority • Issues • NUD-IST software

  4. Finding #1 about It’s not the data and sometimes it’s not even about the issue…

  5. Finding #2 • On the surface, it’s sometimes hard to know what’s going on.

  6. Finding#3 always • It’s about relationships

  7. Finding #4 • Tacit knowledge is requisite.

  8. Finding #5 • Time and place define the process.

  9. Conclusions • The role of the researcher matters. • Entrée • Bias • Tacit knowledge • Boundaries are arbitrary. • Space • Time • Focus

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