| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 251 pages) : illustrations |
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Palgrave studies in science, knowledge, and policy |
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Palgrave studies in science, knowledge, and policy.
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| Contents |
The fluctuating fortunes of 'evidence-based policy' -- Evidence-informed policy in public health -- The power of ideas (over evidence) -- Institutionalised ideas and policy facilitators -- Critical/charismatic ideas and advocates -- Chameleonic ideas and flexian policy actors -- Institutional amnesia and the rise of public health knowledge brokers -- Politics and advocacy in public health : the way forward |
| Summary |
This book explores the complex relationship between public health research and policy, employing tobacco control and health inequalities in the UK as contrasting case studies. It draws on extensive qualitative data to demonstrate why it makes more sense to focus on ideas, rather than evidence, as the unit of analysis when studying public health knowledge exchange. The book goes on to outline a four-genre typology of ideas, inspired by the work of Max Weber and Bruno Latour, which helps explain both the disjuncture between health inequalities research and policy and the recent spate of policy activity in tobacco control. It argues that focusing on research-informed ideas usefully draws attention to the centrality of values, politics and advocacy for public health debates |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on Dec. 3, 2019) |
| Subject |
Medical policy -- Great Britain
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Medical policy.
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Public health.
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Health Policy
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Biomedical Research
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Health Status Disparities
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Public Health
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Tobacco Use -- prevention & control
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public health.
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Health systems & services -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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Public health & preventive medicine -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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Public administration -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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Social research & statistics -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Health and Fitness.
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Public health
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Medical policy
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Health systems & services -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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Public health & preventive medicine -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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Public administration -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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Social research & statistics -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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Health and Wellbeing.
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| SUBJECT |
United Kingdom |
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2013444358 |
| ISBN |
9781137026583 |
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1137026588 |
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9781349439263 |
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1349439266 |
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