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Introduction: Evidence in Action by Sarah Ehlers; Stefan Esselborn is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Introduction: Evidence in Action about?

Evidence-long regarded as an important, but relatively mundane and uncontroversial ingredient in scientific knowledge production-has lately become a political rallying cry. When in 2017 and 2018, large crowds of citizens took to the streets in numerous places around the world to express their discontent with the new US administration led by Donald Trump, the political response to climate change, and the role of science in public discourse more generally, they were holding up signs with slogans such as "evidence, not arrogance," "trust the evidence," or "evidence trumps opinion." Probably the most memorable chant heard during these Marches for Science doubled down on the procedural detail: "What do we want? Evidence-based policy! When do we want it? After peer review!" 1 Similarly, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, "follow the evidence" was not only the main advice offered by the American Medical Association (AMA) and other medical professionals, but became almost a sort of mantra on the part of those advocating for more stringent public health policies. 2 However, while (scientific) evidence seems ubiquitous as a slogan, it appears more unclear than ever what actually

Author

Sarah Ehlers; Stefan Esselborn

Published

2022

Language

EN