Clara Richards
Consider influence before doing the research
[Editor’s note: This post stems from a rich conversation about how research can have an impact with Roger Harris while sharing our...
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Clara Richards
Sep 9, 20133 min
Knowledge Regimes: A conceptual contribution for the link between research and policy
[Editor’s note: This post is written by Adolfo Garcé from the Institute of Political Science in the Universidad de la República –...
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Clara Richards
Sep 6, 20133 min
Is it time to better understand how policymakers understand research?
The call for research to move towards policy and to bridge the gap between them has been around for quite some time now. Many efforts...
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Clara Richards
Sep 3, 20132 min
Are researchers isolated from politics? Research within the policy process – from our Topic Gu
Researchers are not separate from politics. The separation between research and policy -and politics- is useful for researchers and their...
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Clara Richards
Aug 8, 20131 min
Political-Knowledge Regimes Developing a new concept from the study of three changes in public polic
In 2013, P&I published the paper Political-Knowledge Regimes. Developing a new concept from the study of three changes in public policy...
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Clara Richards
Aug 8, 20131 min
Defining problems or providing solutions? The role of ideas in policy debates
In 2013, P&I published the paper Defining problems or providing solutions? The role of ideas in policy debates, by Andrea Ordoñez. A...
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Clara Richards
Aug 7, 20133 min
Evidence-based policy discourse: a policy about policy
Policy must be based on evidence. That is the cornerstone of development and poverty studies, and a discourse adopted by almost all think...
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Clara Richards
Aug 2, 20132 min
Not ‘theories of change’ but ‘theories of how change happens’
Theory of Change has become a buzzword across the development industry. It is a new tool in the toolbox that consultants use for...
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Clara Richards
Jul 24, 20134 min
Throwing a rock at Evidence?
Courtesy of thawats at www.freedigitalphoto.net This post was written by Nilakshi De Silva, Senior Research Professional at the Centre...
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Clara Richards
Jul 5, 20133 min
Is evidence enough to underpin policy? Horizontal policy-making in Chile
However different policy processes might be around the world, including evidence in them seems generally desirable. The question is...
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Clara Richards
Jun 27, 20135 min
The possibilities of research uptake in public policy: the case of education for young people and ad
According to the General Census of 2000 and the Population Count of 2005, a third of Mexico’s population has not completed primary...
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Clara Richards
Jun 26, 20135 min
When Academics and Policymakers mix – Reflections from the Philippines
To what extent do academics and policymakers interact with each other and what is the byproduct of this interaction has always been a...
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Clara Richards
Jun 15, 20133 min
An “evidence and communications stalemate” regarding GMOs in Zambia
An important question for researchers to ask themselves is what factors affect how evidence is used in policy debates – in other words,...
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Clara Richards
May 31, 20133 min
Young voices, big impact, promising future
Engaging youth in research is considered a useful source of knowledge on development challenges since they usually provide fresh...
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Clara Richards
May 29, 20133 min
Leaps of faith: the successful policy without evidence
Finnish schools are among the best in the world, but did not know, and apparently did not want to know it. Ironically, Finns found out...
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Clara Richards
Mar 9, 20134 min
A role for think tanks in polarized societies
Many developing countries are politically polarized. This is certainly the case in Latin America. Many of these countries are about to...
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