Public Policy
Public Policy
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Epistemic Injustice and Information Access Gaps in NPOs — Visualizing Structures Where Voices Go Unheard
Applying Miranda Fricker's epistemic injustice theory to the NPO context, this analysis examines how testimonial injustice and hermeneutical injustice create structural information access gaps in policymaking. Through connections with the 'complaint gap' concept from the Quiet City Project, we envision counter-design approaches grounded in agnotology.
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The Inhibitory Effect of Strategic Ignorance in EBPM — How 'Pretending Not to Know' Distorts Policy
Applying Linsey McGoey's strategic ignorance theory to Japan's EBPM promotion, this analysis examines the structural mechanisms by which evidence is not reflected in policy despite its existence. It reveals the structure of intentional ignorance behind rhetoric such as 'insufficient data' and 'still too early.'