Article type
Abstract
Background
The pandemic has underscored the necessity of institutionalizing evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM) and fostering cross-sectoral and international collaborations for improved policymaking. However, detailed accounts of collaboration among actors within countries and across policy domains for EIPM institutionalization are lacking. Identifying the strategies employed by these actors to promote EIPM within contexts could enhance collaborative efforts and deepen understanding of the region's diverse evidence ecosystems.
Objectives
This study aims to map the main actors involved in the institutionalization of EIPM in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and characterize the strategies they employ to advance this agenda within their respective countries' evidence ecosystems and policy domains.
Methods
Utilizing a systematic approach, this research identifies, classifies, and describes the key actors and their strategies within the EIPM landscape across LAC. Through mapping techniques and descriptive stakeholder analysis, the study provides insights into the strategies utilized by stakeholders to promote evidence-informed policy and the characteristics of each policy domain evidence ecosystem in terms of products and activities used.
Results
The findings indicate variations in terminology and strategies employed by actors across different policy domains, with some favoring top-down approaches while others adopt bottom-up strategies. Economic development and health domains tend to utilize top-down strategies, whereas political sciences and gender domains often employ bottom-up approaches. This is influenced by the type of evidence they use, the stakeholders involved, and the approach of the use of evidence.
Conclusions
A framework is proposed to evaluate the level of engagement of key actors in EIPM at the regional level, considering activities, products, partnerships and stakeholders across various policy domains. This framework enhances understanding of the complexities surrounding EIPM institutionalization and offers valuable insights for policymakers and stakeholders in fostering evidence-based decision-making in LAC and beyond.
This study is part of a PhD study which aims to determine the socio-political characteristics of the institutionalization of Evidence-Informed policymaking in LAC, to be concluded in mid-2024.
The pandemic has underscored the necessity of institutionalizing evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM) and fostering cross-sectoral and international collaborations for improved policymaking. However, detailed accounts of collaboration among actors within countries and across policy domains for EIPM institutionalization are lacking. Identifying the strategies employed by these actors to promote EIPM within contexts could enhance collaborative efforts and deepen understanding of the region's diverse evidence ecosystems.
Objectives
This study aims to map the main actors involved in the institutionalization of EIPM in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and characterize the strategies they employ to advance this agenda within their respective countries' evidence ecosystems and policy domains.
Methods
Utilizing a systematic approach, this research identifies, classifies, and describes the key actors and their strategies within the EIPM landscape across LAC. Through mapping techniques and descriptive stakeholder analysis, the study provides insights into the strategies utilized by stakeholders to promote evidence-informed policy and the characteristics of each policy domain evidence ecosystem in terms of products and activities used.
Results
The findings indicate variations in terminology and strategies employed by actors across different policy domains, with some favoring top-down approaches while others adopt bottom-up strategies. Economic development and health domains tend to utilize top-down strategies, whereas political sciences and gender domains often employ bottom-up approaches. This is influenced by the type of evidence they use, the stakeholders involved, and the approach of the use of evidence.
Conclusions
A framework is proposed to evaluate the level of engagement of key actors in EIPM at the regional level, considering activities, products, partnerships and stakeholders across various policy domains. This framework enhances understanding of the complexities surrounding EIPM institutionalization and offers valuable insights for policymakers and stakeholders in fostering evidence-based decision-making in LAC and beyond.
This study is part of a PhD study which aims to determine the socio-political characteristics of the institutionalization of Evidence-Informed policymaking in LAC, to be concluded in mid-2024.