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  • Social and Political Sciences
  • Evidence-Based Policy Research

Background:

  • Common approaches to measuring knowledge utilization in policymaking suffer from limitations and biases.
  • There is a lack of systematic evidence on the extent of knowledge source use in policy decisions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce and demonstrate the Knowledge Utilisation Analysis (KUA) approach.
  • Provide a systematic method for comparing policy documents with knowledge sources.
  • Measure the degree to which policy decisions align with or contradict relevant knowledge.

Main Methods:

  • KUA employs a four-step procedure for systematic comparison of policy documents and knowledge sources.
  • The study analyzed 1,159 documents related to Danish primary education and active labour market policies (2016-2021).
  • KUA was used to assess knowledge utilization across different policy areas, research methods, and provider types.

Main Results:

  • The study successfully applied KUA to a real-world policy context.
  • KUA enabled the measurement of knowledge utilization levels in Danish education and labor market policies.
  • Findings provide insights into how research knowledge is (or is not) used in policy.

Conclusions:

  • KUA offers methodological innovation for measuring knowledge utilization.
  • This approach systematically matches knowledge sources with policy decisions.
  • KUA enhances empirical research on the relationship between knowledge and policy.