Discourse on the promotion of evidence in policy processes has traditionally been around the use of data and scientific research. While this is a laudable…
Building momentum to advance citizen evidence in policymaking
3 September 2019
Blog Posts
RSS
Targeting policy actors
Bringing researchers and knowledge brokers together for greater impact
29 May 2019
Blog Posts
It’s one of the most common pieces of advice given to academic researchers who hope to use their findings to influence international development policy: build…
Informing civil servants to make better decisions
28 March 2019
Blog Posts
A new article in VoxDev by Daniel Rogger (Research Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank) and Ravi Somani (PhD candidate, University College London and Doctoral…
APC: Global Policy Advocacy Project Coordinator
27 March 2019
Blog Posts
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has an opening for someone with experience and knowledge around digital rights and internet policy to join their team…
Pairing research scientists and policymakers
23 March 2019
Blog Posts
Each year 30 research scientists are paired with UK parliamentarians and civil servants. They learn about each other’s work by spending time together in Westminster…
‘Meet Mr Forest’: Using film to reach new audiences in China and Africa
21 March 2019
Blog Posts
IIED has released two new films highlighting initiatives to improve the sustainability of Chinese investments in Africa. The films are part of a wider effort…
The politics and performance of scholars giving evidence to Parliamentary select committees
4 March 2019
Blog Posts
I read last week that Westminster’s Select Committees are still struggling to get equal numbers of women and men to give evidence. This matters partly because…
Head of Policy and Advocacy – Traidcraft Exchange
1 March 2019
Blog Posts
Salary Scale: Band 1-2 (from £45,000 including London weighting allowance)Hours of work: Full time (37 hours per week), flexible Location: LondonRole type: Permanent At Traidcraft Exchange, we…
Bond boosts their brand
27 February 2019
Blog Posts
Branding and animation are both tricky to get right, so combining them well is even harder. I’ve just seen the new short launched today by…
Bridging the research–policy gap
27 February 2019
unknown-contenttypes
Professor Paul Boreham, Dr Adrian Cherney, and Professor Brian Head from the University of Queensland conducted a study which identified a range of issues impeding…
People matter, not papers: Watching policymakers acquire knowledge in Indonesia
17 September 2018
Blog Posts
Funders support (non-governmental) think tanks, assuming they will influence government policy by (amongst other things) producing and sharing short, punchy written outputs like policy briefs…
Theory of Change Essentials – online course
13 September 2018
News & Opportunities
BOND is offering their Theory of Change Essential online course again next month. Rates are based on membership and the size of your organisation, and…
Paula Fray
Shubha Jayaram
Sue Martin
Maria Balarin
James Harvey
Emily Hayter
Susan Koshy
Ronald Munatsi
Ajoy Datta
Social Media