ODI was contracted to coordinate the first year of implementation of the 3 year Global Development Network Bridging Research and Policy Project. The project explored research-policy linkages through surveys, case-studies and workshops and developed simple tools to help both researchers and policy makers contribute more effectively to improved evidence-based development policies. A key activity during the first year was the collection and analysis of 50 preliminary case studies of existing experience. ODI was then asked to develop the research framework for the second phase, and subsequently to help to coordinate the second phase in collaboration with the Economics Education and Research Consortium, Moscow, GDN's Hub for Russia and the CIS Countries.

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Working Paper	Bridging Research and Policy: Insights from 50 Case Studies, Julius Court and John Young (ODI), ODI Working Paper 213, 2003. (Pdf 336kb)
GDN Project Summary	A one-page summary of the project (based on the project proposal)
The Preliminary Case Studies	Analysis of the 50 preliminary case studies of research in the policy process. These cases represent a wide range of evidence and experience about research policy links from around the world.
Project Leaflet	A 2-page leaflet describing the project (prepared for the GDN Conference in Rio de Janeiro in December 2001)
Project Web Site	RAPNet, the project web site.
GDN Project Summary, Phase II	A two-page summary of Phase II of theGDN Bridging Research and Policy Project project.
GDN Phase II Research Programme	A pdf document describing the second research phase in detail.