Abstract
This article distinguishes two competing approaches to policy analysis: a credibility approach and a truth approach. The credibility approach would define the role of the policy analyst as a search for plausible argument instead of truth. After defining the basic assumptions of the truth and credibility approaches, the implications for the conduct of policy analysis are explored.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 355-379 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Evaluation Review |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
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Bozeman, B., & Landsbergen, D. (1989). Truth and credibility in sincere policy analysis: Alternative Approaches for the Production of Policy-Relevant Knowledge. Evaluation Review, 13(4), 355-379. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841X8901300402