WE like to invoke the phrase “evidence-based policy” as if evidence itself were a political actor capable of persuading, mobilizing and...
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Maroc - WN.COM - Science - 16/Jan 16:53
WE like to invoke the phrase “evidence-based policy” as if evidence itself were a political actor capable of persuading, mobilizing and governing by sheer force of rigor. It is a comforting illusion. Evidence does not vote, does not appropriate budgets and does not survive legislative bargaining on its own. Evidence only acquires power when it is translated into a language that citizens can understand and politicians can act upon. That translation is not a cosmetic exercise. It is political work. And yet, our academic and science bureaucracies remain structurally hostile to those who do it. If we are serious about evidence-based governance, then we must confront an uncomfortable...
WE like to invoke the phrase “evidence-based policy” as if evidence itself were a political actor capable of persuading, mobilizing and...
We are often told that science and religion stand at opposite poles: one grounded in reason and evidence, the other in faith and superstition. This...
We are often told that science and religion stand at opposite poles: one grounded in reason and evidence, the other in faith and superstition. This...
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THE P1-billion allocation for Project NOAH is, on its face, a welcome development. In a country battered annually by typhoons, floods, landslides,...
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Lived experiences shape how science is conducted. This matters because who gets to speak for science steers which problems are prioritized, how...
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