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From the G8 to anti-globalisation protests to Al Queda, we
hear that networks are the most effective organisational model.
It is the latest buzzword. So, too, in the field of international
development. This new research on networks, as part of ODI's
new Civil
Society Partnership Programme, focuses on how civil society
organisations can communicate their evidence and experience
into policy processes for international development. At the
same time, the work also relates closely to RAPID
work on bridging research and policy, where there is a need
for greater understanding of how the links between various
actors help to shape the various stages of the policy process.
We address research and policy networks focusing on the functions
they can play to bridge research and policy. We believe this
approach can allow us to better understand what networks do,
why and how. It constitutes a platform for further research
and action. More...
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Current research on networks
ODI Publications:
Country Studies:
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Have something to add? Tools? Best practices?
Cases? Email us at rapid@odi.org.uk
(subject: networks)
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Background Reading
Functions and supra Functions
Examples of networks
Tools and ‘Best Practice’
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For any specific comments or questions on the content contact
Enrique Mendizabal at e.mendizabal@odi.org.uk
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"Power
does not reside in institutions, not even the state or large
corporations. It is located in the networks that structure
society" (Manuel Castells)
"We
are some way from being able to structure public and organisational
power in ways which really harness network potential…"
(McCarthy, Miller and Skidmore)
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