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Linking Research, Policy and Practice Dr Niamh Gaynor IAP Director

Linking Research, Policy and Practice Dr Niamh Gaynor IAP Director. The Context: The ‘Evidential Paradox’. ‘Better utilisation of research and evidence in development policy and practice can help save lives and reduce poverty’ (ODI, 2004). But…

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Linking Research, Policy and Practice Dr Niamh Gaynor IAP Director

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  1. Linking Research, Policy and Practice Dr Niamh Gaynor IAP Director

  2. The Context:The ‘Evidential Paradox’ • ‘Better utilisation of research and evidence in development policy and practice can help save lives and reduce poverty’ (ODI, 2004). • But… • Policy uptake: ‘the whole life of policy is a chaos of purposes and accidents’ (Edward Clay, 1984), • Research relevance: much research divorced from real issues on the ground, • The result… limited impact of research on policy and practice (DfID, 2007).

  3. How does research contribute to policy? • Traditionally the link has been viewed as a linear process. • But this traditional view now being questioned. • The linear model is no longer assumed, • Nor is there a clear divide between researchers and policy makers. • Literature on research-policy link is now moving towards a more dynamic and complex view that emphasises a two-way process between research and policy, shaped by multiple relations and reservoirs of knowledge. EBPP  PPBE

  4. Lessons for researchers: How to influence policy (ODI’s RAPID) • Develop a detailed understanding of • Policymaking processes, • The nature of evidence required, • Other stakeholders involved in policy. • Develop an overall strategy for our work • Identify policy windows, • Ensure evidence is credible and practically useful, • Work with policy makers over the longterm.

  5. Key questions… • What are the issues to be addressed and what evidence is required? • What evidence is already available and what are the gaps? How do we prioritise these gaps? • What research designs are appropriate in gathering the evidence, and what are the most effective methodologies to employ? • How can the need for rigour be balanced with the need for timely findings of practical relevance? • How can the research findings be most effectively communicated to policy makers and practitioners (knowledge translation).

  6. What does this mean for the IAP? • Both the IAP platform and resultant partnerships to be closely linked with policy makers and practitioners Building relationships Institutional opportunities & constraints Developing shared understandings Thematic priorities and opportunities • An institutionalised platform – IRID? • Nature of university commitments to this? Network / Platform for development research (institutionalised?) P/ship P/ship P/ship

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