Government policy documents across 185 countries largely cite Global North sources
Roman Senninger
Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02464-x This analysis of 1.2 million policy documents from 185 countries identifies global inequalities in whose knowledge is cited in policymaking. Governments in the Global South rely more on foreign sources, and most cited evidence originates in the Global North.