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Governing the Post-Truth World: Knowledges, Context and Policy Capacity

Governance
Knowledge
Policy-Making
Political Cultures
P270
Justyna Bandola-Gill
University of Birmingham
The Politics and Practice of Truth: Critical and Interpretive Perspectives on the Relationship Between Evidence and Policy in Post-Truth Times

Building: Faculty of International and Political Studies, Floor: Ground, Room: 040

Friday 09:00 - 10:45 CEST (11/09/2026)

Abstract

Blithe assertions about the value of certain forms of knowledge in public policy ignore fundamental differences in context and capacity, where new debates about ‘post-truth’ carry a different legacy and salience. This panel will explore the overlap between literatures on evidence/knowledge, administrative cultures and policy capacity.

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