This open access book bridges the divide between political science and public health, whilst simultaneously embracing the complexities and differences of both. Although public health is inherently political, the tools and insights of political science are often ignored in public health scholarship. Bringing together academics and researchers working at the intersection of both, the book demonstrates how integrating these fields can help reconcile the roles of politics and scientific evidence in policymaking. It also highlights the key conceptual, methodological and substantive implications for bridging this divide, and charts a path forward for a movement towards political science with public health. It will be of interest to academics, researchers and students interested in public health, political science, public policy, and the role of scientific evidence in policymaking.

Part I. Conceptual Introduction.- Chapter 1. Public health political science: The view from public health Anita Kothari.- Chapter 2. Public health political science: The view from political science Scott Greer.- Chapter 3. Political science for, of, and with public health Patrick Fafard, Isaac Weldon and Adèle Cassola.- Part II. Democratising Evidence and Institutionalizing Expertise.- Chapter 4. Mechanisms to bridge the gap between science and politics in evidence-informed policymaking Adèle Cassola, Patrick Fafard and Steven J. Hoffman.- Chapter 5. How policy appetites shape, and are shaped by evidence production and use Kathryn Oliver.- Chapter 6. Democratizing efforts to 'bridge' public health research and policy Kat Smith.- Part III. Reconciling Evidence and Politics in National and Local Policymaking.- Chapter 7. How corporate actors shape and mobilise evidence for policy: The case of e-cigarettes policy in the UK Benjamin R. Hawkins & Kathryn Oliver.- Chapter 8. The politics of pandemics Katherine Fierlbeck, Kevin McNamara, and Maureen MacDonald.- Chapter 9. Council collects the evidence garbage and deposits it into policy landfill Evelyne de Leeuw.- Chapter 10. Sidestepping the stalemate: The strategies of public health actors for circulating evidence into the policy process Carole Clavier, France Gagnon and Blake Poland.- Chapter 11. The politics of evidence-based ‘Health in All Policies’ Paul Cairney, Emily St Denny and Heather Mitchell.- Chapter 12. Developing a policy framework to reduce social inequities in health: (Moving beyond HiAP) Ditte Heering Holt & Katherine Frohlich.- Conclusion. Integrating science and politics for public health Patrick Fafard, Evelyne de Leeuw and Adèle Cassola.