However, before delving into these it is important to note, like Alex Ademokun did in this post, that individual and organisational...

[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...

[Editor’s note: This is the second post by Alex Ademokun reflecting on the recent Politics & Ideas paper ‘Lessons learned promoting links...

This reflection is part of the 20 lessons included in the paper Lessons learned on promoting better links between research and policy in...

[Editor’s Note: This post is the first of two by Alex Ademokun, who manages the Evidence-Informed Policy Making programme at INASP.]...

[Editor’s note:  What is the role of partisan think tanks in political debates? In this series of blogs, Claudio Jones, researcher with...

[Editor’s note: This post presents Adolfo Garcé’s paper ‘Political-Knowledge Regimes‘. It follows a previous post that gives an overview...

Funding is one of the pillars of our research agenda, because it is a hassle both for the recipients as for the givers since matching the...

This post is about a mentoring approach to capacity development in the field of evaluation, more specifically using Utilization-focused...

[Editor’s Note: This post was written by Natalia Aquilino, Director of the influence, Monitoring and Evaluation Programme at CIPPEC, with...

The subject of monitoring and evaluation is central to any effort to attempt to improve the connections between policy and research (or...

A month ago Vanesa asked me to write a couple of reflections on capacity building in response to her excellent and inspirational report....

Even when it is undeniable that more and more individuals and organizations are getting engaged in diverse types of M&E practices and...

[Editor’s Note: Hans Gutbrod is a consultant and think tank researcher with a special interest in capacity building. Hans has worked with...

[Editor’s note: This reflection is based on our paper “Defining problems or providing solutions? The role of ideas in policy debates”. It...

Capacity building of think tanks is about advancing  knowledge, gaining skills, and acquiring competencies. As such, it sounds very...

This reflection is part of the 20 lessons included in the paper Lessons learned on promoting better links between research and policy in...

Today I am sharing a new working paper with you: “Defining problems or providing solutions? The role of ideas in policy debates.” Ideas...

Lesson #3: Traditional research formats and your own communications channels allow you to build and strengthen your reputation on the...

In the previous post, I shared Jal Mehta’s framework that can help us take apart an idea into its different dimensions  (I suggest you...