Abstract
AbstractThe chapter deals with the reference—the unit of analysis for our bibliometric analyses—and examines what it stands for in the policy process. We found Paul Cairney’s (The Politics of Evidence-Based Policymaking. Palgrave Pivot, 2015) definition useful: “‘[e]vidence’ is assertion backed by information.” In concert with Cairney’s definition, we treat references as a construct or an aggregate of several pieces of information (authorship, year of publication, topic or theme, etc.) that helps position the author in a larger semantic space. We have used all these constitutive elements as epistemological cues for understanding not only whose texts or whose knowledge the authors have selected to substantiate their points with, but also whose knowledge they cite as sources of expertise in order to reduce uncertainty, enhance credibility, or generate legitimacy about the validity of their own claims or assertions. In an era in which we have a surplus of information as well as a surplus of evidence, this is no small enterprise.
Funder
Norwegian Research Council
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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