Blueprint for the Use of Social and Behavioral Science to Advance Evidence-Based Policymaking

The social and behavioral sciences encompass a diverse array of disciplines that focus on how and why people act as they do. This includes understanding multiple levels of influence—from individuals and families to communities, organizations, and society. Through careful analysis of human behavior and its causes, social and behavioral science moves us beyond intuition and anecdotes toward a more complete, systematic, and representative understanding of the complex processes that govern how people and societies think and act in practice.