This paper explores and sumarises the discussions that took place during the International Conference on Evidence-Informed Policy Making in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
What is the evidence on evidence‐informed policy making?
27 February 2013
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Making your research accessible
If research can’t be found, or is not easily understood by target audiences it simply does not travel, falling at the first hurdle in the process of trying to bring about change.
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Making Sense of ‘Evidence’: Notes on the Discursive Politics of Research and Pro-Poor Policy Making
22 November 2012
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This paper explores the assumptions underlying ‘evidence based’ approaches to poverty reduction impact assessment, and argues that the discourse of Evidence-Based Policy (EBP) does not always offer good guidance.
Expanding our understanding of K* (Kstar)
30 October 2012
Papers & Reports
The K* concept paper, just released, looks to address the array of terms associated with knowledge mobilisation. The paper shows that many of these terms are systemically linked to each other and attempts to unify the field to some extent.
New mechanisms for linking research and policy
18 September 2012
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The research presented in this report was conducted during 2010 – 2011, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Canada) and…
Learning how to learn: Eight lessons for impact evaluations that make a difference
9 June 2012
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Just as there have been repeated calls for aid evaluation to move beyond outputs to measure downstream impacts, it is also important for the same principles to be internalised in thinking about impact evaluations themselves.
Working Paper: The Impact of Economics Blogs
23 May 2012
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This paper provides an indepth look at the rsearch ‘impact’ that can be attributed to blogging. Written by Berk Ozler…
How research brokers and intermediaries support evidence-based pro-poor policy and practice
16 May 2012
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Co-published by the HSRC and the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) this report is an analysis of discussions and presentations…
The role of information and knowledge intermediaries
30 April 2012
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These useful links provided by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2006) discuss the role of intermediaries and the issues…
Young Lives Impact and Learning, Finding new ways of sharing data
23 January 2012
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In 2009, Young Lives obtained seed funding from IKMEmergent to find new ways in which to how to visualise data. After looking at a range of tools, the programme built an online ‘virtual village’.
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