Researching health policy and planning: the influence of linguistic ethnography
These data extracts are drawn from an interview and a research diary that form part of the data set for a study on the role of think tanks in shaping health policy and planning. Think tanks are civil society organisations that specialise in producing and disseminating knowledge that is relevant to p...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Book section |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan
2015
|
| _version_ | 1797112413123772416 |
|---|---|
| author | Shaw, S Russell, J |
| author2 | Snell, J |
| author_facet | Snell, J Shaw, S Russell, J |
| author_sort | Shaw, S |
| collection | OXFORD |
| description | These data extracts are drawn from an interview and a research diary that form part of the data set for a study on the role of think tanks in shaping health policy and planning. Think tanks are civil society organisations that specialise in producing and disseminating knowledge that is relevant to public policy (Medvetz, 2008; Pautz, 2011). These ‘two different stories’ relate to different accounts of the planning process that were present in think tanks’ work: one focusing on the production and use of evidence to feed into policy and the other on political work involving people, values, ideas and interactions in shaping policy. Such stories (or narratives) work to shape policy problems and practices (Yanow, 1996; Rydin and Ockwell, 2005; Hajer, 2006). Identifying and unpacking them (for instance, examining who is involved, and the main arguments in play) proved vital to our analysis and understanding of think tanks’ role in shaping health policy. Our findings revealed how think tanks publicly (‘front-stage’) present a storyline to position themselves as ‘independent research organisations’, drawing on the language of technocratic health planning to define their role as producing evidence and feeding this into policy. This confers legitimacy in the eyes of decision-makers and the public. Away from public view (‘back-stage’), the storyline shifts with think tanks talking about how they link with particular actors and interests (e.g. via private dinners with decision-makers) as they seek to influence health policy and healthcare delivery. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-07T08:25:24Z |
| format | Book section |
| id | oxford-uuid:e31f910b-d000-4b46-b529-de52fecf0d00 |
| institution | University of Oxford |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-07T08:25:24Z |
| publishDate | 2015 |
| publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | oxford-uuid:e31f910b-d000-4b46-b529-de52fecf0d002024-02-12T09:50:58ZResearching health policy and planning: the influence of linguistic ethnographyBook sectionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843uuid:e31f910b-d000-4b46-b529-de52fecf0d00EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordPalgrave Macmillan2015Shaw, SRussell, JSnell, JShaw, SCopland, FThese data extracts are drawn from an interview and a research diary that form part of the data set for a study on the role of think tanks in shaping health policy and planning. Think tanks are civil society organisations that specialise in producing and disseminating knowledge that is relevant to public policy (Medvetz, 2008; Pautz, 2011). These ‘two different stories’ relate to different accounts of the planning process that were present in think tanks’ work: one focusing on the production and use of evidence to feed into policy and the other on political work involving people, values, ideas and interactions in shaping policy. Such stories (or narratives) work to shape policy problems and practices (Yanow, 1996; Rydin and Ockwell, 2005; Hajer, 2006). Identifying and unpacking them (for instance, examining who is involved, and the main arguments in play) proved vital to our analysis and understanding of think tanks’ role in shaping health policy. Our findings revealed how think tanks publicly (‘front-stage’) present a storyline to position themselves as ‘independent research organisations’, drawing on the language of technocratic health planning to define their role as producing evidence and feeding this into policy. This confers legitimacy in the eyes of decision-makers and the public. Away from public view (‘back-stage’), the storyline shifts with think tanks talking about how they link with particular actors and interests (e.g. via private dinners with decision-makers) as they seek to influence health policy and healthcare delivery. |
| spellingShingle | Shaw, S Russell, J Researching health policy and planning: the influence of linguistic ethnography |
| title | Researching health policy and planning: the influence of linguistic ethnography |
| title_full | Researching health policy and planning: the influence of linguistic ethnography |
| title_fullStr | Researching health policy and planning: the influence of linguistic ethnography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Researching health policy and planning: the influence of linguistic ethnography |
| title_short | Researching health policy and planning: the influence of linguistic ethnography |
| title_sort | researching health policy and planning the influence of linguistic ethnography |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT shaws researchinghealthpolicyandplanningtheinfluenceoflinguisticethnography AT russellj researchinghealthpolicyandplanningtheinfluenceoflinguisticethnography |