Bridging research and policy in India

Saxena, N. C.

doi:10.1002/jid.1236

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“…Lastly, as Saxena (2005) argues, researchers seeking to change policy need to be proactive about identifying the policy implications of their findings, rather than leaving such interpretation to policy makers who may distort conclusions to match their own political interests. If researchers do not do this, there is also the risk that '[i]n the process of an idea being turned into action, it may turn from a silk purse into a sow's ear ' (ibid.…”

Section: Ingredients For Successful Research-based Policy Influencingmentioning

confidence: 98%

Childhood poverty and evidence-based policy engagement in Ethiopia

Jones¹,

Tefera²,

Woldehanna³

2008

Development in Practice

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This article explores efforts to bridge multi-disciplinary research and policy engagement to tackle child poverty in the contexts of developing countries, based on the experiences of Young Lives, an international longitudinal policy-research project. It focuses on a case study involving the application of research evidence on child poverty to shape policy debates concerning Ethiopia's second-generation Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2006 -2010). The discussion is situated within theoretical literature on the interface between knowledge, policy, and practice, which supports the conceptualisation of policy making as a non-linear dynamic process. It pays particular attention to the importance of understanding the political and policy contexts of Southern countries, rather than assuming that they should simply import Northern-derived models of advocacy. It concludes by identifying general lessons for translating research into social-policy change.

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Section: Ingredients For Successful Research-based Policy Influencingmentioning

confidence: 98%

Childhood poverty and evidence-based policy engagement in Ethiopia

Jones¹,

Tefera²,

Woldehanna³

2008

Development in Practice

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“…Good communication is vital for researchers (Saxena 2005), and policy is only influenced when the evidence is credible and well communicated (Court and Maxwell 2005). At its best, communication starts early in the research; it is designed into the research plan and is carried out as the project unfolds (Carden 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Impact of Research on Development Policy and Practice: This Much We Know

Harris¹

2015

Impact of Information Society Research in the Global South

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This chapter highlights the near absence of research into the nonacademic impact of ICT4D research within the ICT4D literature. It draws on studies in international development to review the literature on the impact of research on development policy and practice and reflects on the implications for ICT4D research. Noting the cultural and professional differences between researchers and practitioners as well as their differing perspectives of impact, it goes on to describe the dominant themes in the literature. ICT4D research is characterised as lacking in certain respects, which would tend to inhibit its capacity for policy impact, but having overcome these, further adjustments to research conduct and culture are implied for such impact to emerge. Consequential recommendations include revised incentive structures for academic institutions as well as closer engagement between researchers and practitioners.

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“…In turn, researchers can decide to focus their efforts more directly to be in the service of policy advocates. Multiple case studies from a number of sectors in India seeking to bridge the research policy divide found that 'some of the best examples of success have arisen when researchers and civil society work well together' (Saxena 2005). However, these types of linkages are not always common, as a result of a poorly developed theory of change on the part of the researcher, assuming, for example, that new evidence will automatically lead to policy change.…”

Section: Navigating the Research To Policy Advocacy Nexusmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A review of the literature undertaken by Gillespie et al (2013) on building an enabling environment for nutrition found that political will can be generated through deliberate action. However, because governments are focused on short-term gains, real change requires constant pressure and advocacy from civil society (Saxena 2005). In the context of engaged excellence, this means that research to support creating an enabling environment for fighting hunger and undernutrition must be embedded in local political contexts and used continually to support ongoing advocacy work undertaken by civil society groups.…”

Section: Navigating the Research To Policy Advocacy Nexusmentioning

confidence: 99%