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Clara Richards
Aug 19, 20143 min read
Communication off the map: three principles for policy influence in emerging democracies
[Editor’s note: This post originally appeared at Research to Action. It was written by Nicholas Benequista, a researcher with an interest...
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Clara Richards
Aug 14, 20143 min read
Selecting diverse ways to reach audiences: a strategically ongoing effort
In this previous post about how think tanks are segmenting communications to reach diverse audiences we shared some findings of this...
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Clara Richards
Aug 12, 20142 min read
Researcher policymaker: A missing bridge?
It’s quite amazing the amount of time and effort that southern researchers invest to research their ideas and present them to the world,...
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Clara Richards
Aug 7, 20141 min read
Writing a case study for policy
In 2014, P&I published the capacity building document Writing a case study for policy, by Anne Lan Candelaria. For many practitioners,...
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Clara Richards
Jul 22, 20143 min read
Learning from the experience (2): Case studies as a strategy to teach on public policy
[Editor’s Note: This post is the second of a series of posts produced by Carlos Alza, ordinary lecturer and Public Policy and Public...
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Clara Richards
Jul 15, 20146 min read
Bringing analysis, evidence and new ideas on social development to the UN system: an interview with
In the Palais des Nations, the United Nations office in Geneva, there is room for UNRISD, a research institute focused on social...
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Clara Richards
Jul 8, 20143 min read
Lesson #20: Use what you have learned to craft a new future
This reflection is part of the 20 lessons included in the paper Lessons learned on promoting better links between research and policy in...
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Clara Richards
Jun 26, 20143 min read
Lesson #19: There is a clear interest in South-South collaboration in terms of systematizing knowled
This reflection is part of the 20 lessons included in the paper Lessons learned on promoting better links between research and policy in...
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Clara Richards
Jun 12, 20143 min read
Learning from the experience (1): Case studies as a strategy to teach on public policy
[Editor’s Note: This post is the first of a series of posts produced by Carlos Alza, ordinary lecturer and Public Policy and Public...
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Clara Richards
May 29, 20144 min read
Good communications is not enough to get evidence into policy
[Editor’s Note: This post was written by Clara Richards, programme manager at INASP, and was originally published at INASP’s blog] I...
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Clara Richards
May 26, 20143 min read
Defining a research agenda. Balancing internal and external influences
[Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared at INASP’s newsletter 2012. It is also available in Spanish at VIPPAL.] The definition of a...
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Clara Richards
May 23, 20143 min read
Lesson #18: We need to further reflect on what makes networks and communities become vibrant learnin
Our final set of lessons is related to building networks, communities and partnerships. This is a crucial topic for reflection in...
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Clara Richards
May 20, 20142 min read
How to link theory and practice for relevant research
[Editor’s note: This post is part of a series devoted to tools and frameworks for researchers to plan better projects right from the...
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Clara Richards
May 16, 20143 min read
The need for expertise: how Civil Society Organisations engage with the Regulatory State
This post is based on a commentary by Kathryn Hochstetler that assesses the ways in which members of civil society “often shadow and...
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Clara Richards
May 13, 20143 min read
Don’t waste efforts: how to make social innovations produce robust (knowledge and) evidence
Increasing the variety of perspectives has proven to deliver more sound knowledge. Knowledge Integration (KI) is the process of creating...
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Clara Richards
May 8, 20142 min read
Lesson # 17: M&E is very different if it´s embedded in a learning approach
Monitoring and evaluating capacity building (CB) is still a challenge to many similar endeavors. There is no single response to this...
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Clara Richards
May 2, 20144 min read
Lesson #16: Bring others into monitoring, evaluation and learning of capacity building activities
At Spaces for Engagement, our M&E approach was linked to the way the programme was developed: since we presented yearly plans on...
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Clara Richards
Apr 25, 20143 min read
Lesson 15: When defining content for capacity building, engage potential participants from early on
[Editor’s note: This post is part of the ‘Lessons learned’ series on capacity building, which reviews the Spaces for Engagement...
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Clara Richards
Apr 22, 20143 min read
Researcher’s habits: unlocking the potential for impact?
In a previous post, I discussed why I think that the objective of informing policy should be considered from the onset of a research...
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Clara Richards
Apr 17, 20144 min read
Unraveling the politics of capacity building
Among the things I find most appealing in the work I do is finding people who are willing to learn together with both an inquisitive and...
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