Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD)’s Post

In my opinion, not enough is said about the importance of 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 when it comes to sharing evidence generated through monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities. The folks over at the Center for Global Development lay out some great insights in the article highlighted in the below post: https://lnkd.in/eedc5VdF.   #monitoringandevaluation #evaluation #reporting #internationaldevelopment

I'm honored to share the pages of #ProjectEvident’s new book, “Next Generation Evidence: Strategies for More Equitable Social Impact,” with brilliant minds who are shaping the future of evidence-based decision-making. In my chapter, I discuss how evidence can unquestionably help improve existing programs and identify promising innovations. It can help us see where programs are falling short. It can help us challenge our own perspectives to see new ways of tackling thorny challenges. But as important as it is to build evidence, it is just as important to ask, “Who is required to show evidence to prove their basic humanity?" Check out the full chapter here: https://lnkd.in/gJCST2Av #NextGenEvidence #Equity #RacialEquity #MultiracialDemocracy

Last year we shared our new strategy that focuses on placing us at the heart of debate on society, strengthening our approach to environmental, social and governance issues, providing a range of research design, data collection and analytical solutions https://lnkd.in/ehdXjMBr #MakingLifeBetter #SocialResearch

Yesterday was an enlightening day that widened my perspectives and fueled my passion for the crucial nexus of science, policy, and practise in conservation and sustainability. received the once-in-a-lifetime chance to interact with and listen to some of the finest minds and professionals from a variety of sectors, promoting meaningful discussions and partnerships, including Dr. Ashok Khosla, Dr. Deep Narayan Pandey, and others. It was encouraging to see how scholars, policymakers, and practitioners collaborated while breaking through conventional barriers. This interdisciplinary approach is essential for tackling challenging environmental issues. The need of excellent science communication was emphasised during the session. We spoke about how to close the gap between researchers and the general public so that science-based solutions are not only available to academic communities but are also available to everyone. #SciencePolicyPractice #Conservation #Sustainability #NatureConservancy #ResearchImpact #ScienceCommunication #Collaboration #SustainableFuture #EnvironmentalConservation #ChangeMakers

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS June 28th is the deadline for abstracts at a #SpecialIssue in Regional Studies Journal, which I am co-guest-editing along with Mireille Matt, Iryna Kristensen, Mart Laatsit and Björn Asheim. The issue is titled "Cities and regions in transformation: transformative innovation policy in sub-national context". The call aims to explore the link between national-regional-city-level innovation policies in tackling grand societal challenges and finding solutions to #wickedproblems. We hope to receive a lot of qualified contributions on this hot topic! https://lnkd.in/dm8cXhKB

What is the connection between academia and policymaking? Dr Paul K. received a grant from Open Philanthropy to create a new ‘Good Questions Review’ website, where regular articles will explore how social science research can be useful for making policy and programme decisions. The first article, the first in the series, will focus on choosing policy-relevant questions. Congratulations Paul!  Visit the website: https://lnkd.in/eiJWG6He #MakeChangeHappen, contact us about partnering on your project or explore our courses. #BehaviouralScience #BeSci #SBC #BehaviourChange #BehavioralScience

It is pretty clear by now, that we need to reduce much of our production and consumption in rich countries. How to do that while securing the wellbeing of people is the big challenge, both for ethical reasons and strategically to get public support behind such a venture. This question is getting more attention. And academics are looking into policy proposals, that seek to simultaneously advance environmental and social goals - often called ecosocial policies. But it is also clear that we need to communicate such research not just as single policy proposals. It must be communicated and understood as a political agenda, to drive forward both research and public debate. In a new paper, Jens Lund and I try to integrate the fragmented and scattered ecosocial policy proposals, through a systematic review of existing proposals. We map and synthesize the ecosocial policy proposals into a more comprehensive project. The paper identifies five ecosocial themes, that can be used to map and communicate the ecosocial project. It systematizes 126 policy proposals. And it identifies synergies and conflicts between different proposals. The synthesis builds on the great work of many academics in the field - including Ian Gough, Max Koch, Fiona Dukelow, Tuuli Hirvilammi, Michael McGann, Mary Murphy and Hubert Buch-Hansen. Find the paper here: https://lnkd.in/duutdBSq #ecosocial #degrowth #wellbeingeconomy

Measuring and communicating #impact created by NordForsk funded research is one of our most important tasks. Influence on policymaking processes and decisions is a concrete example of societal impact. We ask the projects to report on policy influence, more specifically the amount of instances and what kind of influence. The results from 2023 can be seen in the chart below. Want more details? Check out the NordForsk Impact Report 2023: https://lnkd.in/dH7uMP5G #nordiccollaboration #research #impact

Delighted to announce a major new project to collect, preserve, and disseminate critical research from Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. Policy Commons: Oceania indexes and preserves over a million research reports, statistical manuals, surveys, and other grey literature from national, state, and local governments, think tanks, associations, and nonprofit organisations. It’s more than twenty times the size of existing regional grey-literature databases, with comprehensive coverage of more than 2,000 organisations ranging from the largest governments to the smallest nonprofits. Particular attention is paid to Pacific Island organisations, whose unique content is frequently lost and almost always deprecated by search engines. One of the project’s goals is to support and enable diversity, equity, and inclusion for research in the region, especially from small island states. As my Oceania-based colleague Julie Stevens notes, most government portals focus on consumers, not researchers. Their sites are designed to provide easy access to official information for lay people, and they often remove material they think is outdated. In contrast, Policy Commons: Oceania provides and preserves regional research information on critical subjects ranging from agriculture reports to zoning legislation, and it includes materials from defunct organisations and departments. The resource’s sophisticated search tools will save users’ time and its broad coverage will enable disovery of a much more comprehensive set of information and data to power their research or studies. Oceania is a region of growing geo-political and economic importance, so making the research output from its governments and third-sector organisations more accessible and stable will be valuable not just in the region, but across the world. We’re excited to be adding this material to the Policy Commons portfolio. For more information, free trials, purchase details, and access to the database, please visit https://lnkd.in/eYxEmYWH or contact sales@coherentdigital.net

Ok, the 1% who own most of the planets wealth won't like it but for the rest of us what's not to like? Reduced working time, Universal basic income, job guarantee An easy sell for a gateway to #postgrowth future? An inspiring road map that politicians need to read #generalelectionuk2024