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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...
Clara Richards
Jul 14, 20154 min read
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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...
Clara Richards
Jul 7, 20153 min read
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Standards & Guidelines: An Effective Tool for Researchers and think tanks
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Bhavna Sharma, Associate, Communication and Policy Engagement, and Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander,...
Clara Richards
Jun 16, 20153 min read
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Independent Analysis and Ethics: The case of the “Uncomfortable Truth”
[Editor’s Note: This post was originally published at Research to Action. During a session on the role of ethics at the Think Tank...
Clara Richards
Jun 9, 20156 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Fostering the use of evaluation and research in policy making: the Presidency’s Department of
South Africa has had a policy unit in the Presidency for some time, which since the mid-2000s also focused on M&E. This was reinforced in...
Clara Richards
Mar 19, 20152 min read
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Stocktaking on Research Quality at the Think Tank Initiative Exchange
When I found out that TTIX would focus on research quality, I was quite excited (maybe you have seen my previous posts that focus on...
Clara Richards
Mar 3, 20156 min read
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Training opportunity in Latin America: online course “Leaders of change: developing Latin Amer
[Editor’s note: this post announces the call for applications for an online course targeted to policymakers in Latin America on the use...
Clara Richards
Feb 3, 20154 min read
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The role of evidence in public policies: informing means or ends?
In ‘The Well-informed. Citizen: An Essay on the Social Distribution of Knowledge’, Alfred Schutz (1974) states: “… expect from the...
Clara Richards
Jan 27, 20152 min read
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Is there room for evidence? Factors affecting the use of information in policy making (part 1)
Incorporating evidence into decision making processes is not a linear task. On the one hand, evidence coexists with other various...
Clara Richards
Jan 13, 20153 min read
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Producing meaningful knowledge: The missing piece in the influence agenda
As you may have noticed, my last blogs have been devoted to the work of researchers who want to impact policy or social change more...
Clara Richards
Dec 19, 20146 min read
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Conceptual Framework No. 5: Models of Operation 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...
Clara Richards
Dec 11, 20143 min read
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The role of evidence in policy making: “The ideal adviser should meet three skills: analytical-conce
[Editor’s Note: This interview is part of a wider series of talks with current and former officials, politicians and researchers from...
Leandro Echt
Dec 4, 20144 min read
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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...
Clara Richards
Dec 2, 20142 min read
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Voices from the ground: policy makers’ challenges to the use of evidence
[Editor’s note: This post is the fourth of a series produced by Vanesa Weyrauch and Leandro Echt from Politics&Ideas to share what we...
Clara Richards
Oct 21, 20143 min read
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