Bridging Research and Policy in Development: Evidence and the Change Process

Abstract

Foreword Simon Maxwell Preface About the authors Acronyms Part I. Background and Theoretical Framework 1. Research and Policy in International Development: Introduction Julius Court, Ingie Hovland and John Young 2. Context, Evidence, Links: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Research-Policy Processes Emma Crewe, Ingie Hovland and John Young Part II. Case Studies 3. The PRSP Initiative: Multilateral Policy Change and the Role of Research Karin Christiansen with Ingie Hovland 4. How the Sphere Project Came into Being: A Case Study of Policy-making in the Humanitarian Aid Sector and the Relative Influence of Research Margie Buchanan-Smith 5. Animal Health Care in Kenya: The Road to Community-based Animal Health Service Delivery John Young, Julius Kajume, and Jacob Wanyama 6. Sustainable Livelihoods: A Case Study of the Evolution of DFID Policy William Solesbury Part III. Synthesis and Conclusion 7. Cross-cutting Issues and Implications: Promoting More Informed International Development Policy Julius Court, Ingie Hovland and John Young Bibliography Index