Developing an evidence-based approach to environmental policy making: insights from Defra’s Evidence & Innovation Strategy

摘要: Over the past ten years literature on evidence-based policy making has paid increasing attention to need focus not only what evidence is supplied process, but also how it and nature of demand for from makers. This paper draws such academic perspectives as well experiences at UK Government Department Environment, Food Rural Affairs (Defra) offer some insights about environmental processes. We begin by analysing drivers change that have come condition types makers, concluding composition base broader more complex than can be delivered purely research-based approaches. analysis supported wider shift ‘Mode 1’ 2’ paradigm knowledge production. The background sets context within which we trace process developing conducting Defra’s Evidence & Innovation Strategy; a systematic attempt realign Department’s needs with its business priorities. this lead us propose four principles making. These are offered alongside framework better reflects organisational realities in lends itself readily existing frameworks tangible implementation fast-paced rapidly changing environment. help articulate links between concept public value Mode 2 paradigm; demonstrate paucity tools makers use respond Modernising agenda. 1 represents authors’ personal reflections benefit several years’ worth hindsight, should construed any way Defra policy. grateful Donald Macrae insightful comments earlier drafts.  Director, Delta Partnership corresponding author (louise@deltapartnership.com)  Climate Change Group ° Doctoral Researcher, SPRU – Science Technology Policy Research, University Sussex were first defined Gibbons et al 1994. refers “the old scientific discovery...characterised hegemony theoretical, or rate, experimental science; an internally-driven taxonomy disciplines; autonomy scientists their host institutions, universities...(Mode referred to)...a new production, was socially distributed, application-oriented, trans-disciplinary, subject multiple accountabilities.” (See Nowotny al., 2003).