How Can Researchers Have Greater Policy Impact?
本文针对研究者缺乏政策影响的统一定义、策略和测量方法的问题，通过文献、专家经验和实例，定义了政策影响的三个层次，提出了双向互动策略和贡献分析法，并给出四条通用原则。
ABSTRACT Researchers seeking public policy impact lack consistent, coherent, and practical definitions, strategies, and measurement approaches. This article addresses these gaps through four questions using literature, practitioner expertise, and real‐world examples. What does it mean to have policy impact? Three levels of impact are defined: contributing to new policy conversations; shaping policy narrative direction; and influencing decisions that create, reform, or stop policies. How does research influence policy? Research and policy interact bi‐directionally and iteratively. Strategies to maximize the supply, demand, and co‐production of research in policymaking are operationalized for both individual researchers and research organizations. How can the impact of research on policy be evaluated? Contribution analysis is the most appropriate approach because it goes beyond simple correlations—revealing how and why evidence was used in policymaking, guiding future influencing strategies. How can researchers achieve greater policy impact? While each researcher and research organization should develop their own theory of change to inform an effective and testable impact strategy for their operating context, four generalizable principles are presented with a case study demonstration.