ODI On... Cairo Roundtable: Evidence on Governance into Policy

18 - 19 January 2009

Organized by UNDP OGC with support from IDRC Canada, this roundtable, entitled: "Evidence on Governance into Policy: The Role of Research Institutes and Think Tanks", sought to identify factors which affect the likelihood of governance evidence informing policy. It discussed the role which think tanks and research institutes play in supplying governance evidence and promoting and introducing it into governance reform, political debate and policy process.

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Evidence-informed policy in post-conflict contexts: Nepal, Peru and Serbia

Publication - Research reports and studies - 24 September 2009

Oslo Governance Centre Discussion Papers 17

Nicola Jones and Arnaldo Pellini

This report summarizes case studies from three diverse post-conflict contexts on the production and use of governance evidence at both the general and sectoral levels.

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Think tanks in post-conflict contexts: Towards evidence-informed governance reform

Publication - Research reports and studies - 24 September 2009

Oslo Governance Centre Discussion Papers 16

Nicola Jones, Julia Pomeres and Arnaldo Pellini with Ajoy Datta

This paper explores the role of knowledge in advancing effective governance principles and practices, paying particular attention to the opportunities and challenges faced by think tanks and policy institutes to shape an evidence-based political culture in post-conflict environments.

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Overview

Governance evidence can be controversial. Sometimes it can be even more so if it comes from think tanks and research institutes. Yet the role of these institutions is critical for strengthening evidence informed policy making.

The roundtable was organized as a side-event of the Information and Decision Support Center IDSC International Conference on "The role of think tanks in developing countries", January 18-19 2009, Cairo.