by Sukanya Bhaumik, Programme Officer, PAC As a part of our PEC programme, our facilitator (Ms Aditi Kapoor) conducted 3 workshops including the Advocacy Skills…
The Advocacy Skills workshop: A participant’s view
21/01/2015
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Q&A: Spotlight on the Zimbabwe Evidence-Informed Policy Network (ZeipNet)
01/12/2014
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Nyasha Musandu recently sat down with Ronald Munatsi, Director of ZeipNet, to discuss their role in facilitating the mainstreaming of evidence into policy-making processes in Zimbabwe.
‘What ifs…’ and worries encountered whilst writing Policy Briefs
28/10/2014
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In this post Laura ffrench-Constant argues that many of the perceived problems researchers face when writing policy briefs can be unpacked and even solved with some careful consideration and the right advice.
Play the R2A twitter game: Policy Brief Conundrums
26/10/2014
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As a means of bringing into focus the need for clear and effective messaging within policy briefs we are launching a twitter game as part of Policy Brief Week: #r2aconundrums.
Perspectives on how implementation science can improve global health
08/10/2014
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What is implementation science, and what can it do for the field of global health? FHI 360 brought together over 150 public health specialists, researchers, scholars and donors in Washington, DC, to wrestle with these questions.
Developing and implementing gender sensitive policies and programmes in Pakistan
08/09/2014
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This post introduces a study into developing and implementing gender sensitive policies and programmes in Pakistan
Maximizing the return on investment: Making research matter
18/08/2014
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Earlier this month, the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) released a report that seeks to answer a compelling question: Does research drive international development?
Communication off the map: three principles for policy influence in emerging democracies
29/07/2014
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When working on policy influence in Africa, it is easy to encounter situations for which there is no guidebook available. The mentors hired as part of the TTI PEC programmme confronted this stark reality.
Whose knowledge counts?
17/06/2014
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There are many (brilliant and essential) initiatives around better linking academic research and policy such as 3ie, DRUSSA and Research Impact. However it is not just research-generated ‘knowledge’ that does and should inform development policy.
Lesson learning on engaging with policy actors through Impact Evaluations
06/03/2014
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CommsConsult are now into the final year of work on the 3-year 3ie Policy Influence Monitoring project, where the focus has recently shifted to some of the project’s evaluation deliverables; most notably to the ‘Stories of Change’. These stories aim to pull out some of the lessons learned from the Impact Evaluations for application by future such studies.
Introduction to policy frameworks
14/02/2014
Guides & Tutorials
This guide provides a sample of frameworks around getting research into policy, which may be of use to think tanks and researchers alike.
How does policy change happen?
12/02/2014
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Astrid Walker Bourne reflects on the views of think tanks in relation to how policy change happens, arguing that their ability to produce high quality research is as critical as their ability to connect to multiple stakeholders and nurture relationships.
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