TY  - JOUR
TI  - Decision Making at the State and Local Level: Does Science Matter?
AU  - Mason, Susan G.
PY  - 2016
PB  - Cambridge University Press (CUP)
LA  - eng
AB  - ABSTRACTScience is believed to be an important part of public policy decision making because of its inherent characteristics of measurability, rigor, objectivity, replication, and peer review. The purpose of this research was to explore the linkage of science to public policy decision making. The research explores what state and local public officials know about science and how much they actually use science in their decision making. Interview results with public officials in the State of Idaho demonstrate that policy makers ultimately see science as only one element in the mix. Findings suggest that equal attention and debate should be given to how science interacts with all of the other factors that affect the public policy making process.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049096515001183
DO  - 10.1017/s1049096515001183
T2  - PS: political science & politics
VL  - 49
IS  - 1
SN  - 1537-5935
SN  - 1049-0965
SN  - 0030-8269
SP  - 21-26
UR  - https://www.pollux-fid.de/r/cr-10.1017/s1049096515001183
H1  - Pollux (Fachinformationsdienst Politikwissenschaft)
ER  -