Evidence-informed policy-making in Africa: the role of institutions in bridging the gap between research and policy

Strengthening international evidence-informed policy making: lessons from the Global South.

Introduction Evidence-informed policy making (EIP) has generated substantial scholarship, but its contribution to the practicalities of policy making in international organisations is limited by the focus on a discreet and generally local level of governance. Furthermore, there is an acute bias in existing EIP literatu...

Translating evidence into policy: a qualitative exploration of stakeholder insights from India's tuberculosis program.

Policy communication, sensemaking, and institutional sustainability in Ethiopia's 2023 education reform

This study examines how communication processes shaped stakeholders' understanding of Ethiopia's revised Education and Training Policy (2023) and analyzes the implications for institutional sustainability. A qualitative descriptive design was used, based on semi-structured interviews with 11 purposively selected stakeh...

Evidence-based policy making in Japan (2016-23): institutional setting, administrative interpretation and barriers to implementation.

Introduction This article examines how evidence-based policy making (EBPM) has been institutionally situated and interpreted within Japan's central administrative system, and what this reveals about barriers to its implementation. Methods/Data The study uses document analysis of Policy Evaluation Expert Committee min...

From evidence infrastructure to evidence capability: Reframing evidence-informed policy-making in Ireland

Abstract This paper argues that the next phase of evidence-informed policy-making in Ireland requires a shift in focus from evidence infrastructure to evidence capability. Drawing together the contributions to this special edition of Administration, it argues that while Ireland has made significant progress in building...

Bridging the Mission–Implementation Gap: Evidence from a Public Law University in Vietnam

Mission, vision, educational philosophy, and core values (MVPG) are important components of strategic governance in higher education institutions. However, many universities encounter challenges in translating these institutional commitments into governance practices. This study examines the MVPG operationalisation at...