Trust & co --- Interesting points! Yes, an interesting dynamic lies in policies' effectiveness and how other factors, beyond evidence base, contribute to it. For instance, one may have a set of policies that are well researched but if they are implemented in a context with low trust among the population, then policies may have low effectiveness (because of lack of buy-in, friction in implementation, etc.). Of course, trust could be factored in the research that substantiates policy design but it is often overlooked.

Source author: Maxime Stauffer Maxime.Stauffer@unige.ch