Twelve ways to decide what actions to take
In this post we provide twelve suggestions on what you might do to support policymakers to improve their use of evidence. Do you work within or beyond formal constraints identified by the...
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Twelve tips to set up a team and establish relationships
You’ve got a better idea of the context which shapes policymakers use’ of evidence and selected an issue to work on. So, what next? Here’s some advice on how you...
Thirteen tips to conduct a successful evidence context study
In my last article, I wrote about what an analytical framework for an ‘evidence context' study might look. Here, I highlight thirteen lessons to hold in mind when...
Three ways to select policy issues to work on
Consultants may have to conduct evidence studies on a range of policy issues but then have to provide capacity development services in only a few. If you find yourself in this predicament,...
Five questions to understand the evidence context
To identify entry points for your work with policymakers, you’ll first need to understand the political context for the acquisition and use of evidence. Doing this requires an understanding...
New ideological battlegrounds for think tanks
Sarah Lucas, from the Hewlett Foundation, told the audience at the Think Tank Initiative's Exchange in Bangkok that we must talk about and be part of something that is bigger than...
Social movements and think tanks
Project brief The Open Society Foundations (OSF) and On Think Tanks (OTT) are exploring how they can best support partnerships between think tanks and social/popular movements. To inform...
Think tanks: why and how to support elections
Democratic elections facilitate the exchange of ideas in a country and are an important moment for public engagement in political processes. Elections present an opportunity for...
Talking evidence in Latin America: right on time?
The 3rd Latin American Evidence Week is over. It involved more than 80 events involving 15 countries and more that 3,000 participants among researchers, policymakers, journalists, activists,...
Biased policy professionals and what to do about them
We know that policy professionals are biased. Every one is, after all. Sheheryar Banuri, Stefan Dercon and Varun Gauri have conducted a study on the biases of policy...
Where next for evidence and policy in post-Brexit Britain – according to British academics?
A series of speakers (and authors) at an academic event in June 2017 attempted to address "role of and responses to experts and expertise in the changing political...
Ministers reflect: Ricardo Labó, former deputy minister for mining
This interview has been edited from Ricardo Labó's representation at an event which brought together three Peruvian deputy ministers to reflect on their time in office....
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