List of Contributors vii Introduction: Evidence and Evaluation in Social Policy 1 Ian Greener and Bent Greve 1 Trials and Tribulations: The Use (and Misuse ) of Evidence inPublic Policy 5 Christopher Deeming 2 Understanding the Influence of Evidence in Public Health Policy: What Can We Learn from the Tobacco Wars ? 29 K. E. Smith 3 Caught in the Same Frame? The Language of Evidence-based Policy in Debates about the Australian Government Intervention into Northern Territory Aboriginal Communities 47 Emma Partridge 4 A Systematic Review of Comparative Studies of Attitudes to Social Policy 63 Trude Sundberg and Peter Taylor-Gooby 5 Public Opinion and Policy-making 81 Ray Pawson and Geoff Wong 6 Obstacles to Evidence-based Policy-making in the EU Enlargement Countries: The Case of Skills Policies 97 Will Bartlett 7 Understanding Employment Barriers for Lone Parents in Great Britain: Research Gaps and Missed Opportunities 115 Tina Haux 8 Putting the Research Boot on the Policymakers Foot: Can Participatory Approaches Change the Relationship between Policymakers and Evaluation? 129 Liz Richardson Index 147
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