There has been a huge increase in the quantity and quality of data, evidence, and analysis about African policy. But despite extensive evidence that development…
African Evidence Informed Policy Forum
28/02/2018
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Research Uptake Roundtable: Episode 3 Summary
01/11/2017
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Last month the Research to Action Roundtable series brought together a group of evaluators from the DFID-funded What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and…
Trouble in paradise? The shaky relationship between evidence and policy
15/09/2017
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It might feel like we are living in strange times. One where rhetoric and storytelling are often used by our political leaders in place of…
Webinar summary: A cup of tea with John Young
15/06/2017
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On Thursday, 25 May R2A held our final webinar in the ‘Cup of Tea’ series, with an interview between Megan Lloyd-Laney and John Young. If you…
DFID updates about research communications and uptake
19/05/2017
It has been a busy year for the international development community. The 2016 Sustainable Development Goals ushered in a greater emphasis on monitoring and evaluation,…
Local leadership and evidence in policymaking: Insights from Indonesia
06/04/2017
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What determines whether or not policymakers take into consideration recommendations that emerge from research or data analysis? Our research has identified several factors. Some…
The Politics of Evidence
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…
Science and Research in the Public Interest – the Role of National Academies of Science
10/11/2016
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National academies of science are a central actor in any country’s knowledge sector. When they are well-resourced and well-managed, they play an important role in…
Africa’s community of evidence-informed policymakers is growing fast
28/10/2016
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Last month, 180 delegates from twenty African countries spent three days in Pretoria, South Africa debating how evidence can be more widely used in decision-making….
Building commitment to evidence-informed development policy and practice: sharing knowledge and ideas
11/10/2016
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As part of the WWGS2016, John Young and Jessica Mackenzie of ODI’s RAPID programme hosted a ‘knowledge café’ on building commitment to evidence-informed development policy and practice.
Approaches to Capacity Building for Evidence-Informed Policy Making
06/10/2016
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35 researchers, practitioners and policymakers from 12 countries are meeting in Accra, Ghana on 5-6 October 2016 to discuss approaches to capacity building for evidence-informed…
Bridging the gap: Increasing the role of evidence in the humanitarian sector
08/09/2016
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The use of evidence has become integral to the field of development, as policymakers recognise the need to contextualise their ideas, and develop programmes and…
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