TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Uses of evidence in local cultural policy: performance, legitimation, problem representation, and learning in two Australian municipalities
JO  - Evidence and policy
A1  - Blomkamp, Emma
SP  - 223
EP  - 241
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
N2  - Taking an interpretive approach to evidence-based policy, this article illustrates the rhetorical and situated uses of evidence in two case studies of local cultural policy. Broadly defined as policy-relevant knowledge, evidence is selectively used by council officers in the development, delivery, and evaluation of arts programmes at two Australian municipalities. This article identifies four main uses of evidence in this context: rituals of accountability, advocacy, programme design, and improving practice. A narrow definition of evidence as scientific data or research would fail to account for the broad range of knowledge that informs the practice of local cultural policy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1744-2648
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/174426514X13990350339209
ID  - ref1
ER  -