Truth and credibility in sincere policy analysis: Alternative Approaches for the Production of Policy-Relevant Knowledge

Barry Bozeman; David Landsbergen

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Truth and credibility in sincere policy analysis: Alternative Approaches for the Production of Policy-Relevant Knowledge

Barry Bozeman, David Landsbergen

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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	https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841X8901300402
State	Published - Aug 1989
Externally published	Yes

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