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Dr. Prasoon Agarwal and Annapoorna Ravichander
Feb 10, 20163 min read
Theatre, a strategy to raise awareness about public policy challenges
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Dr. Prasoon Agarwal, Senior Advisor at Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and Dr. Annapoorna...
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Clara Richards
Jul 30, 20155 min read
Strategising Research Communication at CSTEP: developing a communications strategy
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Arushi Sen, Senior Communication Officer, and Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, Head of Communication...
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Clara Richards
Oct 7, 20143 min read
Communications and fund raising: a close relationship
Fund raising and communications processes are extremely linked in the work of think tanks. Most of the time, we do both things at the...
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Clara Richards
Aug 5, 20144 min read
The challenge of communicating with different actors: is segmentation a good investment for think ta
Think tanks are increasingly asking themselves how they can fine tune their communications so as to interact more effectively with the...
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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
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 1, 20143 min read
Power and ideology are the keys to communicating research
[Editor’s Note: This post is a reflection on the webinar ‘Nevermind the research piece! Communicating in Policy Environments’. It was...
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Clara Richards
Mar 19, 20143 min read
Should we start building a ‘networked communications’ culture?
We are ready to re-frame the way we think and talk about how communications can contribute for research to inform public policies. We...
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Clara Richards
Dec 12, 20131 min read
Capacity building -from our Topic Guide
[Editor’s note: This post is the last one of a series that introduced our Topic Guide. Please feel free to check the insight our Topic...
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Clara Richards
Oct 15, 20132 min read
Lesson #3: Continuously reformat your research findings- if you really want them to be used
Lesson #3: Traditional research formats and your own communications channels allow you to build and strengthen your reputation on the...
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Clara Richards
Sep 19, 20133 min read
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
Aug 14, 20132 min read
The communication of research: insights from our Topic Guide
The communication of research is a subject that concerns many in the policy research communities across the developing world. The subject...
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Clara Richards
Jul 31, 20131 min read
The future of think tank communications in Peru
Two months ago, a group of UK based think tank communicators organised an event on the future of think tank communications. In response,...
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Clara Richards
Jul 3, 20134 min read
Online courses as a learning opportunity
Under the “Spaces for engagement: using knowledge to improve public decisions” programme from GDNet and CIPPEC I recently co-facilitated...
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Clara Richards
Jun 4, 20133 min read
The Topic Guide on Politics and Ideas: Introduction
Evidence based policy has, as the Topic Guide states in its introduction, become a sort of holy grail for policymakers (in the North and...
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Clara Richards
Apr 26, 20132 min read
Say no to developing new communication channels that are not linked to your core business
[Editor’s note: This Idea was shared by Laura Zommer, CIPPEC’s former Head of Communications and current Director of Chequeado.com] I was...
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