Policy Brief: A Tool to Influence Policy Making Process

Document Type : Policy Paper

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PhD, Department of Public Management, Ardakan University, Yazd, Iran.

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The policy brief is one of the policy tools that its compelling, evidence based, and structured writing has become one of the most powerful ways to help policy and policy discussions in the policy making process. Because decision makers have time limits, the policy brief aims to provide a simple and simple way of providing evidence and practical advice to help and facilitate the decision-making process. The policy brief can be effective in modifying and improving policies and ensuring that evidence-based policies are in place. Given the importance of the functionalities of the policy brief for influencing the policy making process and the role of this tool in policy analysis, the present paper seeks to introduce this tool with a methodological approach through the documentary methodology and discuss it in terms of its structure and steps of writing. Although the main target audience for policy brief are policy makers, publishing the policy briefs in scientific journals and newspapers can help build capacity in this area.

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Strategic Studies of public policy
Volume 11, Issue 38
June 2021
Pages 348-362

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