#knowledge

Vanesa Weyrauch

Aug 2, 20173 min read

Improving the use of knowledge in the Secretariat for Public Administration of the Prime (SGP) Minis

About a month ago, Politics & Ideas and INASP invited government agencies to participate in an opportunity to improve the use of...

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Promoting the use of evidence in parliaments

Agnes Titriku

Mar 9, 20174 min read

Promoting the use of evidence in parliaments

Staff members from three parliaments (Ghana, Uganda and Zimbabwe) are participating in a Learning Exchange programme coordinated by the...

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Learning and reflecting on Evidence Informed Policy Making

Leandro Echt

Nov 17, 20164 min read

Learning and reflecting on Evidence Informed Policy Making

Courtesy of Alan Levine, under CC at flickr.com After three years, 11 countries, 1, 164 people trained and 26 public engagement events...

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Dialogue over dissemination: Unlocking the potential of knowledge exchange through creative collabor

Clara Richards

Aug 11, 20165 min read

Dialogue over dissemination: Unlocking the potential of knowledge exchange through creative collabor

As academics, much of our commonsensical understanding of knowledge exchange and impact activities rests upon the assumption that we need...

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Context Matters: a framework to support knowledge into policy

Clara Richards

Aug 7, 20161 min read

Context Matters: a framework to support knowledge into policy

In 2016, Politics & Ideas published the study “Going beyond ‘Context matters’”, a framework to help government organizations improve...

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The power of reflection when building your research agenda

Clara Richards

Aug 4, 20165 min read

The power of reflection when building your research agenda

[Editor’s note: This post was written by Tanja Jakobi, Media analyst and researcher at CENTAR Public Policy Research Centre,...

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Clara Richards

Aug 2, 20162 min read

So, how do we start from context?

[Editor’s note: This post is part a series produced by Vanesa Weyrauch and Leandro Echt from Politics&Ideas to present the conceptual...

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Framework to get knowledge into policy. Dimension #1: Macro-context: structural factors that draw cl

Clara Richards

Jun 28, 20166 min read

Framework to get knowledge into policy. Dimension #1: Macro-context: structural factors that draw cl

[Editor’s note: This post is part of a series focused on sharing findings from the conceptual framework developed under the study “Going...

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Julie Brittain

Mar 30, 20163 min read

Openness is good but not simple

[Editor’s note: This post was written by Julie Brittain, who has recently become the Executive Director of the International Network for...

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Research knowledge is crucial to national and global development

Clara Richards

Feb 3, 20162 min read

Research knowledge is crucial to national and global development

[Editor’s note: This post was written by Julie Brittain, who has recently become the Executive Director of the International Network for...

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Policymakers: unravelling a heterogeneous world

Clara Richards

Sep 16, 20156 min read

Policymakers: unravelling a heterogeneous world

[Editor’s Note: This post was written by Vanesa Weyrauch and Leandro Echt, from Politics & Ideas, and it was originally published at...

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Knowledge and policy-making: acknowledging each policymaker’s contribution to the decision-mak

Clara Richards

Aug 13, 20153 min read

Knowledge and policy-making: acknowledging each policymaker’s contribution to the decision-mak

By Waponi at flickr.com under CC It is interesting to reflect on the use of knowledge in the public sector or the different state...

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Knowledge and policy making: time to strengthen internal systems and articulation with different sta

Clara Richards

Aug 6, 20153 min read

Knowledge and policy making: time to strengthen internal systems and articulation with different sta

The Peruvian Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion coordinates efforts for the prioritization of public policies that benefit...

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Evidence-based policies: building what is really possible

Clara Richards

Jul 28, 20155 min read

Evidence-based policies: building what is really possible

A change that is becoming a reality during the first years of the 21st Century is the mass use information and communication technology...

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Using knowledge to better design and evaluate policies: the General Directorate of Social Policy Ana

Clara Richards

Jul 23, 20152 min read

Using knowledge to better design and evaluate policies: the General Directorate of Social Policy Ana

Several and different efforts are being conducted around the globe to promote the use of research in policy. P&I is permanently thinking...

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Our need to talk about power & knowledge in evaluation & policy cultures

Clara Richards

Jul 21, 20154 min read

Our need to talk about power & knowledge in evaluation & policy cultures

[Editor’s note: This post was written by Paul R. Kelly, PhD Researcher in Impact, Evaluation & Service Design, Lancaster University,...

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Knowledge and policy-making: the importance of thinking about how to concretely manage knowledge and

Clara Richards

Jul 14, 20154 min read

Knowledge and policy-making: the importance of thinking about how to concretely manage knowledge and

Lesson 1: factors involved in the use of evidence in the public sector – knowledge management There are several factors that influence...

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Knowledge and policy making: the challenge to walk in other’s shoes

Clara Richards

Jul 7, 20153 min read

Knowledge and policy making: the challenge to walk in other’s shoes

I am currently working as head of transparency and strengthening of information systems projects for the Management and Evaluation area...

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Policy makers sharing online spaces: an opportunity to learn and foster a culture of use of knowledg

Vanesa Weyrauch

May 28, 20154 min read

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...

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Are you interested in my research? Seeking for relevant players within the Legislative Branch

Clara Richards

May 21, 20152 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...

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