So you want to change policy? Six steps for academics looking to achieve policy change

peter.suber's bookmarks 2016-12-30

Summary:

"The biggest barrier to evidence-based policymaking is still arguably that so much research sits beyond the reach of policymakers behind journal pay-walls. This touches on a big, live debate around the future of academic publishing and open access, which I won’t delve into here. However, if you’re determined to change policy using a piece of your research, it really needs to be available in full, for free, for everyone in policymaking to access, online, at any time. Anything else will undermine your chances of achieving policy change...."

Link:

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2016/08/08/so-you-want-to-change-policy-six-steps-for-academics-looking-to-achieve-policy-change/?platform=hootsuite

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oa.new oa.policies oa.advocacy oa.lay

Date tagged:

12/30/2016, 11:02

Date published:

12/30/2016, 06:02