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Policy makers sharing online spaces: an opportunity to learn and foster a culture of use of knowledg
[Editor’s note: This post originally appeared at Practising Development, managed by the International Network for the Availability of...
Vanesa Weyrauch
May 28, 20154 min read


An active and sustainable organization to promote development
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Elena Polo, Research Analyst at AGENDA Institute, Albania. It is part of a series of...
Clara Richards
May 26, 20153 min read


Are you interested in my research? Seeking for relevant players within the Legislative Branch
If we focus on the key players within the state structure, it is worth mentioning that most public policies are designed by the Executive...
Clara Richards
May 21, 20152 min read
The use of evidence in the policy making process: are citizens users or sources of information?
Information is not incorporated to public policy processes exclusively by experts (whether individuals or organization) or public...
Clara Richards
May 20, 20153 min read


RAC´s takeaways on how to monitor and evaluate policy influence: the importance of starting small
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Zoryana Kozak, co-founder and Senior Policy Expert of the Resource & Analysis Centre “Society...
Clara Richards
May 19, 20153 min read


Teamwork: working with Management, Trustees and Donors to raise funds
[Editor’s note: This post is part of a series that looks into think tank funding models. It is based on a course that Politics & Ideas...
Clara Richards
May 14, 20153 min read


Showcasing Policy Impact through Cinema
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, Head of Communication and Policy Engagement, and Arushi Sen, Media...
Clara Richards
May 12, 20153 min read


Seeking for great researchers at think tanks
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Andrea Ordóñez and Leandro Echt as part of a process of developing an online course targeted to...
Clara Richards
May 7, 20153 min read


Barriers to research use in the public health sector
By Ian Sane at flickr.com under CC license [Editor’s Note: This post was originally published by Rose N. Oronje, PhD, Senior Policy &...
Clara Richards
May 5, 20154 min read


Political Knowledge Regimes: an approach to the Bolivian case
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Fernando Martín Moreno, Political Science graduate by the Complutense University of Madrid and...
Clara Richards
Apr 30, 20155 min read


Structuring Data Management
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Bhavna Sharma, Database Management Consultant, and Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, Head...
Clara Richards
Apr 28, 20154 min read


Bridging frameworkers and circlers: new ways of thinking about policy and evidence?
By olsen.skip under CC at flickr.com This is the third post of a series focusing on how we can better incorporate the complexity paradigm...
Clara Richards
Apr 23, 20154 min read


The L in the M&E&L process
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Vesna Garvanlieva Andonova, Project Mana ger, Senior Economist at the Center for Economic...
Clara Richards
Apr 21, 20152 min read


The Fundraising Cycle: building from an opportunity to a long-term relationship
[Editor’s note: This post is part of a series that looks into think tank funding models. It is based on a course that Politics & Ideas...
Clara Richards
Apr 16, 20153 min read


Monitoring and Evaluation: an Integral Part of the Organizational Strategy
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Albana Rexha, Research Fellow at Group for Legal and Political Studies. This post is part of a...
Clara Richards
Apr 14, 20153 min read


The role of evidence in policy making: using external information, broadening the contributions’ hor
Courtesy of phanlop88 at www.freedigitalphotos.com [Editor’s note: This post is part of a series produced by Leandro Echt and Vanesa...
Clara Richards
Apr 9, 20154 min read


Innovating for Impact in Public Policy
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Dr. Derek B. Miller, Director of The Policy Lab, and Lisa Rudnick, Head of the International...
Clara Richards
Apr 7, 20156 min read


e-Reflections on M&E&L and lessons from P&I´s online course
By Anne Davis 773 under CC at flickr.com Editor’s note: This post was written by Ulviyya Mikayilova, Policy Unit manager at the Center...
Clara Richards
Mar 30, 20155 min read


Think Tanks and communications: the challenge of being reasonable, resourceful and proactive
From 2013-2014, Results for Development Institute (R4D), together with CommsConsult and consultants Ray Struyk and David Olson, supported...
Clara Richards
Mar 26, 20153 min read


The role of evidence in policy making: using internal information, the State as a generator of evide
By Tontographer en flickr.com under CC license [Editor’s note: This post is part of a series produced by Leandro Echt and Vanesa Weyrauch...
Clara Richards
Mar 24, 20154 min read
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