Academia-Policy Linkages: Bringing Evidence Into Policymaking Processes
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چکیده
The role of higher education and research institutions is, in principle, very crucial to inform the public policymaking processes policies themselves. A growing body literature underscores rationale for using university-produced data, evidence or findings implications while formulating national policies. In recent times, there has been mounting global interest making use (Boswell & Smith, ?2017; Glied et al., 2018; Newman 2016). However, whether bodies ever try such universities make a systematic attempt policymakers relevant questionable South Asian context. Some scholars also critique that academic though submerged “scientific methodological rigour is generally found be little relevance practice” (Panda Gupta, 2014, p. 156). My experience working academia with government informs only one [small one, not capital ONE] many things influence Nepal. fact, linear, rational process thus local values, cultures ideologies are equally important (Dhakal, 2019a; Parajuli, 2015). So I am inclined term ‘evidence-informed’ policy (Bowen Zwi, 2005; Centre Public Impact, Head, 2015) rather than ‘evidence-based policy’ (Nutley 2007; 2016) Nepali context.
 assume basics developing countries somehow similar. structures (state agencies) mostly include interaction between politicians, bureaucrats, few experts groups. Ironically, expert meetings often limited exploring opinions experiences experts, engaging data/evidence-based discussion 2017). As such, being based on informed by extant evidence, Nepal driven (political bureaucratic) interests 2019b; Jones, 2010; Gelal, 2015; Pokharel, Moreover, years, domain expanded non-state actors as international/donor agencies, INGOs, pressure groups (Gelal, These us careful re-examination necessary.
 Against above backdrop, this piece writing highlights influencing evidence-informed policy-making it attempts envisage ways through
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of education and research
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2091-2560', '2091-0118']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51474/jer.v12i2.620