During a session on the role of ethics at the Exchange, Margarita Beneke De Sanfeliu, from FUSADES, discussed how the think tank retains reputational integrity…
Independent Analysis and Ethics: The case of the “Uncomfortable Truth”
19/03/2015
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Learning in context (4/4)
We know context matters…but how?
25/02/2015
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The relatively young field of social accountability (SAc) has boomed in recent years. Conferences have proliferated, research has expanded, and important global actors like the…
TTIX2015 has begun: Day One- Approaches to Research Quality
19/02/2015
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So, the Exchange got off to an energised start yesterday. More than 200 participants filled the Ballroom promptly at nine o’clock, and were kept engaged,…
TTI e-forum final summary: Part two
16/02/2015
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This is the second half of Valerie Traore’s round up of the TTI E-forum 2015. Read part one here. On impartiality Despite the fact that…
On Think Tanks on TTIX2015: an annotated guide
15/02/2015
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On Think Tanks have produced a useful page providing information on the TTI Exchange next week. The page includes valuable resources on all the topics being discussed…
Sola Oluwadare of AfriHeritage – “I have three pieces of advice to other think tanks”
07/07/2014
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In this spotlight interview, Sola Oluwadare, Communications Manager at the AfriHeritage Institution in Nigeria, shares his experience with the TTI PEC project and his views on the changing communications landscape.
Why low tech is sometimes better for virtual learning among African think tanks
10/06/2014
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David Olson discusses lessons learned from organizing the second peer virtual learning session for African think tanks in the Think Tank Policy Engagement and Communications Program.
Making policy engagement and communications low effort for think tanks
29/05/2014
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Henna Mahmood reflects on what worked and what didn’t in terms of peer learning during the recent TTI PEC programme workshop in Nairobi – Offering useful insights for others looking to facilitate similar events.
Our Policy Engagement and Communications (PEC) Programme: On the importance of flexibility
27/02/2014
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Julie LaFrance of the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) outlines lessons learned to-date from the PEC Programme – emphasising the need for flexibility in a mentorship based model of capacity development.
Researchers’ views on Communication Revealed
11/09/2012
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A quick survey of researchers in a science department in a top British University uncovered, that four out of six researchers felt communication of their work was merely an obligation of their job.
Investing in the future: lessons learnt from communicating the results of HSV/ HIV intervention trials in South Africa
17/06/2011
Journal Articles
Communicating the results of randomised controlled trials may present challenges for researchers who have to work with communities and policy-makers to anticipate positive outcomes, while…
Barriers to uptake of research findings on governance and public services in low-income Africa explored in new working paper
31/05/2011
Papers & Reports
Working with the grain and swimming against the tide: Barriers to uptake of research findings on governance and public services in low-income Africa by David…
Paula Fray
Shubha Jayaram
Sue Martin
Maria Balarin
James Harvey
Emily Hayter
Susan Koshy
Ronald Munatsi
Ajoy Datta
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