Informing Public Policy with Social and Behavioral Science

Many of the challenges facing the society today -- from military preparedness to climate change -- have a social or behavioral dimension, as do the policies considered by government officials to address them. To that end, the author suggests five actions that can help the social and behavioral scien...

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Published inIssues in science and technology Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 31 - 34
Main Author BAIRD, BRIAN
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington The University of Texas at Dallas 22.03.2015
National Academy of Sciences
Issues in Science and Technology
Subjects
Accessibility
Algorithms
Behavioral sciences
Climate change
Communication Strategies
Electronic Journals
Governments
High Achievement
Identification methods
Information resources
Mass media
Media
Methods
Military preparedness
Military readiness
MOOCs
PERSPECTIVES
Policies
Public administration
Public awareness
Public officials
Public policy
R&D
Regression (Statistics)
Research & development
Research and Development
Research Design
Researchers
Scientific Research
Scientists
Social interactions
Social psychology
Social research
Social Science Research
Social sciences
Society
Strategy
Students
United States
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Summary:Many of the challenges facing the society today -- from military preparedness to climate change -- have a social or behavioral dimension, as do the policies considered by government officials to address them. To that end, the author suggests five actions that can help the social and behavioral sciences make a more positive impact on policy and the society. These are: 1. Use a collaborative, consensus process to identify robust scientific methods and findings that are of potential interest to policymakers. 2. Develop a comprehensive and outcome-oriented entity to create more effective communication strategies. 3. Create an independent, non-governmental resource to which policymakers can turn to have more personal and ongoing interactions. 4. Establish a series of presentations that are readily accessible to policymakers and staff on Capitol Hill and elsewhere in government. 5. Develop and implement a parallel media communications plan, based on social science research, to enhance public awareness of social science methods, findings, and impacts.
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ISSN:0748-5492
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