Jesper Dahl Kelstrup

Introduction This article focuses on how European Union (EU) Council presidencies pursue influence on broader EU policy priorities. We are concerned with the ways in which member states can use the rotating presidency to prioritise issues that are important for them rather than with the overall success of EU presidencies. There is a rich literature on presidencies and their influence on EU policy priorities (see Vandecasteele and Bossuyt, 2014).

Abstract Political, scientific-administrative, as well as practical knowledge, are important for evidence-based policies in the public service. However, empirically, these forms of knowledge have mainly been studied independently, highlighting the need to better understand their interaction in welfare policy. On this basis, the article focuses on understanding the role of practical knowledge in evidence-based welfare policies, using two case studies.