Bridging research and policy in international development
An Analytical and Practical Framework
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3886217 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julius Court (Overseas Development Institute , 111 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7JD, UK), John Young (0000-0003-4085-9306, Overseas Development Institute , 111 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7JD, UK), John E Young (Overseas Development Institute) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-90 |
| Publication date | 2006-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614520500450925 |
| OpenAlex | W2078651865 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
Better use of research-based evidence in development policy and practice can help save lives, reduce poverty, and improve the quality of life. But for this to happen more effectively researchers need to do three things. First, they need to develop a detailed understanding of (a) the policy-making process; what are the key influencing factors, and how do they relate to each other?; (b) the nature of the evidence they have, or hope to get - is it credible, practical, and operationally useful?; and (c) all the other stakeholders involved in the policy area - who else can help to get the message across? Second, they need to develop an overall strategy for their work; identify political supporters and opponents; keep an eye out for, and be able to react to, policy windows; ensure the evidence is credible and practically useful; and build coalitions with like-minded groups. Third, they need to be entrepreneurial; get to know, and work with the policy makers, build long-term programmes of credible research, communicate effectively, use participatory approaches, identify key networkers and salespeople, and use shadow networks. Based on over five years of theoretical and case-study research, ODI's Research and Policy in Development programme has developed a simple analytical framework and practical tools that can help researchers to do this. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Regional science · Sociology · Community Development and Social Impact · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment
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Contextual influences on the role of evidence in health policy development
The influence of research and local knowledge on British-led security sector reform policy in Sierra Leone
Linking evidence with user voice for pro-poor policy
We don’t tell people what to do”
Science-policy boundary work by early-stage researchers
The interface between research and policy
Passing on the Hot Potato
Introduction
Neo-patrimonialism and Policy Processes
Progressing research impact assessment
Defining and assessing research quality in a transdisciplinary context
Decentralized Governance and Accountability
The Role of Agricultural Research in Policymaking
Translating research for policy
Getting results used
The value of secondary use of data generated by non-governmental organisations for disaster risk management research
Evaluation of the use of modelling in resource allocation decisions for HIV and TB
Communicating What Works Bringing Knowledge into Development Policy
Automating public policy
Using evidence in mental health policy agenda-setting in low- and middle-income countries
Analysis of food policymaking through a food systems lens
The Evita framework for evidence-based mental health policy agenda setting in low- and middle-income countries
A changing landscape for teaching and learning in International Development Studies
Building synergies in development research
| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,19 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |