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Doing research in Bolivia Paraguay and Perú

Maria Balarin

May 12, 20165 min read

Doing research in Bolivia Paraguay and Perú

[Editor’s note: This post was written by Maria Balarin, Senior Researcher at the Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE)....

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Political Knowledge Regimes: an approach to the Bolivian case

Clara Richards

Apr 30, 20155 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...

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Conceptual Framework No. 4: Working Hypothesis

Clara Richards

Dec 2, 20142 min read

Conceptual Framework No. 4: Working Hypothesis

[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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What’s the evidence on Evidence Informed Policy Making?

Clara Richards

Nov 18, 20143 min read

What’s the evidence on Evidence Informed Policy Making?

One of the key indicators of policy influence is ‘framing debates’ (Jones and Villar, 2008) and there is no doubt that the narratives...

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The challenges facing southern researchers in the Arab world

Clara Richards

Sep 18, 20141 min read

The challenges facing southern researchers in the Arab world

Development experiences from many Arab countries show that the achievement of development in different sectors depends on the practical...

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Conceptual Framework No. 3: The formal hypothesis

Clara Richards

Aug 22, 20142 min read

Conceptual Framework No. 3: The formal hypothesis

[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

Jul 17, 20143 min read

Conceptual Framework No.2: Categories

[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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Bringing analysis, evidence and new ideas on social development to the UN system: an interview with

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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Conceptual Framework No.1: The Practical Ideal Type

Clara Richards

Jun 18, 20143 min read

Conceptual Framework No.1: The Practical Ideal Type

[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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Open letter, a communication strategy to influence policy decision makers

Clara Richards

Jun 5, 20143 min read

Open letter, a communication strategy to influence policy decision makers

The purpose of this communication tool is to establish channels of communication with decision power instances, both at the state level...

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How to link theory and practice for relevant research

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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Have Evidence, Will… Um, Erm (guest post)

Clara Richards

Mar 21, 20145 min read

Have Evidence, Will… Um, Erm (guest post)

[Editor’s note: This post was written and published by Heather Lanthorn and Suvojit Chattopadhyay. Heather is PhD Candidate in Global...

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Evidence Based Policy + Citizen Participation: can they be combined?

Clara Richards

Feb 27, 20144 min read

Evidence Based Policy + Citizen Participation: can they be combined?

[Editor’s note: This post was written by René Cardoso Baltazar (@rcardosob), strategic advisor to the International Foundation for the...

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Partisan think tanks: a double-edged sword

Clara Richards

Feb 18, 20142 min read

Partisan think tanks: a double-edged sword

[Editor’s note: This is the third of a series of blogs by Claudio Jones on partisan think tanks. The first post can be read here, and...

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Clara Richards

Jan 6, 20144 min read

What do partisan think tanks seek?

Is the political role of partisan think tanks -in Latin America’s new democracies and elsewhere- equivalent to the standard concept of...

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