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Exploring BIAS in the creation and use of evidence in the policy-making process of the loan system in the Netherlands.
Broeke, Mees ten (2022) Exploring BIAS in the creation and use of evidence in the policy-making process of the loan system in the Netherlands.
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| Abstract: | The current Dutch government has announced its intention to abolish the student loan system. Remarkably, policies introduced recently and that have been the subject of so much research are already being abolished. This research tries to find an explanation for this non-optimal policy outcome in the light of evidence-based policy. In doing so, this research draws on the two forms of bias in evidence-based policy-making described by Parkhurst in his book "The Politics of Evidence" (2017). The following research question will be answered: Did the emergence of bias in the policy-making process contribute to the non-optimal policy outcome of the social loan system in the Netherlands. Based on the theory, it was expected that technical and issue bias in the creation and use of evidence would occur in the policy-making process. Different political and scientific sources were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. This study concludes that issue bias in both the creation and use of evidence contributed to the non-optimal policy outcome of the loan system. This research enables policy-makers to enhance policy-making by identifying flaws and offering potential solutions. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 88 social and public administration |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/91849 |
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