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Workshop with Mexican and Central
American Researchers, 22nd June 2005
A one-day workshop on the roles of CSOs, evidence and policy
was held with a group of Mexican and Central American researchers
in June 2005. The workshop was facilitated by John Young and
Enrique Mendizabal and was designed to allow participants
to present case studies, discuss their own experiences in
trying to influence policy as well as to learn new strategies
or techniques that might be useful to them. The workshop included
a presentation by ODI's Director, Simon Maxwell, who was asked
to give a short presentation on running think tanks. Time
was also allocated, particularly during lunch, to informal
conversations.
The workshop also offered the Civil
Society Partnership Programme (CSPP) an opportunity to
consider the views of researchers in a region not covered
by the consultation workshops. These findings will be compared
against those drawn from the regional
consultations in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
The participants were researchers from various independent
and academic research and policy advocacy institutions in
Mexico and Central America. Some of the participants presented
their experiences in trying to influence local, national and
global policy. ODI presented its work on CSOs, Evidence and
Policy Processes and facilitated a discussion on the challenges
faced by Latin American researchers.
The workshop set out a series of opportunities for future
collaboration between ODI and the participants.
Click on the links below for further information:
For further information on this workshop please contact Enrique
Mendizabal
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