Nudge and evidence based policy: fertile ground

dc.contributor.authorEinfeld, Colette
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-26T03:51:18Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.date.updated2020-12-27T07:39:11Z
dc.description.abstractNudge is an approach to public policy that changes the decision-making environment to encourage citizens to make a particular choice. The approach has been eagerly adopted by administrations around the world, with some governments establishing dedicated nudge units to advance their use. One reason proposed for nudge's popularity is that it supports evidence-based policy. Nudging seems to be firmly positioned in evidence-based policy rhetoric, and encourages the use of Randomised Control Trials to determine the effectiveness of a policy. There is little empirical understanding on whether nudge's association with this rhetoric has contributed to its increasingly widespread application. This research explores how nudge is understood in relation to the evidence-based movement, from the perspective of those designing, developing and implementing nudge policies. In-depth, qualitative interviews were undertaken with policymakers in Australia. This paper finds policymakers perceive an interconnected relationship between nudging and evidence-based policy, with each providing fertile ground for the growth of the other. Consequences for scholarship and practice are discussed including implications for what constitutes legitimate evidence in the public service.en_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.issn1744-2648en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/266361
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherThe Policy Pressen_AU
dc.rights© Policy Press 2019en_AU
dc.sourceEvidence and Policy: a journal of research, debate and practiceen_AU
dc.titleNudge and evidence based policy: fertile grounden_AU
dc.typeJournal articleen_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.issue4en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage524en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage509en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationEinfeld, Colette, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailu6492351@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidEinfeld, Colette, u6492351en_AU
local.description.embargo2099-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor111700 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor160500 - POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIONen_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationu5786633xPUB1495en_AU
local.identifier.citationvolume15en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.1332/174426418X15314036559759en_AU
local.identifier.thomsonIDWOS:000502096500004
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu5786633en_AU
local.publisher.urlhttps://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/evidence-and-policyen_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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