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David T. Takeuchi, Ph.D.School of Social Work, Boston College
Presented at the State of Women’s Health in MassachusettsMay 14, 2015
Policy, Practice and Science:Oil and Vinegar?
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If you put oil and vinegar in the same vessel you would call them not friends
but opponents
- Aeschylus (Agamemnon)
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Images of Science and PolicyScience: Discovery/knowledge (as the
goal), technical, iterative, methodical (replication, validation), value-free, nuanced
Policy: Change (as the goal), action, immediacy or urgency
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Comments about Science and Policy
Science: Slow, repetitive, study the obvious, pointless (the “so what question”), wishy-washy, unable to take a stand
Policy: Not evidence-based, biased, politics and not evidence drives policy, assumes people behave for the same reason, emotional
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Images and Comments Can Create Boundaries
Science Policy
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Boundary Work of Policy and ScienceSocially constructedMakes attribution of selected characteristics to
the institution of scienceits practitionersits methodsstock of knowledge or lack of knowledgevalues and work organization
Attempts to distinguish itself from each otherGieyrn, Thomas. 1983. American Sociological Review
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Blurring (Emulsifying) Boundaries
Create incentives to blur
Create mechanisms to blur
Establish environments that help blur
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Opportunity to Blur the Boundaries
Strong research and policy faculty
Environment ready and supportive
Establish networks that are receptive to research and policy
Establish key people and organizations to worry about these issues
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Creating a Shared Space
Science Policy
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Some Possibilities to Blur Boundaries
Joint research-policy briefs
Discussions among researchers, policy makers, and practitioners to identify opportunities
Form research-policy body to share ideas about both policy and research
Develop lexicon that fits within this translational space
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We are like oil and vinegar most of the time. But when you shake us up real good, the combination is heavenly.
--- Janet Chapman
(Or you can add a emulsifier)