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Community-based research: what is useful evidence? . Alice Sampson, Centre for Social Justice and Change, LSS. From policy to practice: challenging issues. Policies and practices succeed in some places but not others & for some people but not others
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Community-based research: what is useful evidence? Alice Sampson, Centre for Social Justice and Change, LSS
From policy to practice: challenging issues • Policies and practices succeed in some places but not others & for some people but not others • Policies are evidence-informed, rather than evidence-based • Have the problems a programme set out to address been modified?
Fight for Peace • FFP Five Pillars intervention model: boxing & martial arts; education; employability; youth support services; young leadership • FFP values: embracing, solidarity, champion, inspiring, fearless
Anger → self-control FFP as an institution; embracing, solidarity
Street status → humility FFP as an institution; solidarity, champion
Altering gender relations FFP as an institution; embracing, fearless
Strong theories as useful knowledge • Will the policy make a difference here? Will the policy make a difference there? • Problem formulation, clarifying hypotheses, meaningful solutions • Generative causal mechanisms & principles