In his new book, The Politics of Evidence: From evidence-based polity to the good governance of evidence, Justin Parkhurst of the LSE looks at…
The Politics of Evidence
30/01/2017
The Global Guide to Research Impact
Not everyone will find your research useful. You need to know who your audience is and what information they need in order to communicate with them effectively.
30/01/2017
In his new book, The Politics of Evidence: From evidence-based polity to the good governance of evidence, Justin Parkhurst of the LSE looks at…
18/02/2015
Papers & Reports
Evidence from evaluations can be a vital ingredient for policy and programme decision making. However, ensuring evaluations are used by the right people in the…
29/01/2015
Papers & Reports
To communicate, or not to communicate? At the Bangalore-based Public Affairs Centre (PAC), my challenge was to impress upon a dedicated group of researchers that…
03/09/2014
Papers & Reports
Researchers from the Institute of Rural Management Anand recently attended a from policy brief and media workshop. This post shares some of thier outputs.
11/08/2014
Papers & Reports
In a brief study, Vanesa Weyrauch discusses the recent review Latin American think tank ASIES conducted of their marketing strategy and reflects on engagement and communication tactics of other southern think tanks.
24/06/2013
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On the 23rd of May 2013 Research to Action attended the University of Huddersfield‘s Public Engagement and Impact: Articulating Value in Art and Design symposium…
01/10/2012
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Over the last decade, there has been increasing debate around how to most effectively use research evidence to inform policy processes. A two-year study led…
01/05/2012
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Using the Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) framework, this interesting study, by Ajoy Datta and Nicola Jones (both ODI) entitled ‘Linkages between researchers and…
01/05/2012
Papers & Reports
Better use of research-based evidence in development policy and practice can make a huge difference to peoples lives. But for this to happen more effectively…
14/08/2011
Papers & Reports
The paper condenses five years of work into six key lessons that are essential to any researcher or organisation wishing to generate evidence-based policy change.
12/06/2011
Papers & Reports
What shapes the influence evidence has on policy? The key lesson that emerges from this paper is the primacy of politics in shaping how evidence…
14/03/2011
Papers & Reports
Vanesa Weyrauch and Gala Diaz Langou have developed a conceptual framework to identify factors that help or hinder impact evaluation and analyze how they influence…
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