In an era of killer soundbites how can researchers and policy-makers close the gap between complexity and simplicity?

Bynner, C. (2017) In an era of killer soundbites how can researchers and policy-makers close the gap between complexity and simplicity? [Website]

Abstract

In the world today, simple but wrong answers are preferred to complex and right answers. Policy-makers are often more interested in a good soundbite than a detailed and tailored understanding of a complex world. So… in this 'post-truth era', is complexity becoming a dirty word? Or is the dirty word 'post-truth'? Here Dr Claire Bynner, Research Associate at What Works Scotland, shares some of the highlights from the Social Research Association’s annual conference* and discusses how we might bridge the gap between complexity and simplicity, drawing on examples from evaluation research.

• Item Type: Website
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Bynner, Dr Claire
• Authors: Bynner, C.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences