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Essential Reading

Church, Madeline, Mark Bitel, Kathleen Armstrong, Priyanthi Fernando, Helen Gould, Sally Joss, Manisha Marwaha-Diedrich, Ana Laura de la Torre and Claudy Vouhé (2003) 'Participation, Relationships and Dynamic Change: New Thinking on Evaluating the Work of International Networks', DPU Working Paper 121. London: Development Planning Unit, University College London.
Coe, Jim, Mark Luetchford and Tess Kingham (2002) id21: tracking routes towards impact. UK: id21.
Lloyd-Laney, Megan (2003a) Making Information User-Driven. Wallingford, UK: Communication and Information Management Resource Centre.  
Mortimore, Michael and Mary Tiffen (2003) 'Promoting research-policy dialogues: Lessons from four studies of dryland development in Sub-Saharan Africa' Drylands Research Working Paper 41. Crewkerne Somerset: Drylands Research.  
Omamo, Steven Were (2003) 'Policy Research on African Agriculture: Trends, Gaps, and Challenges' International Service for National Agricultural Research Report 21/2003.  
Phillpott, Anne (1999) 'Twists in the Mwanza tale: Did one HIV research study shift global policy?' Insights 32.  
RAWOO (2001a) 'Utilisation of Research for Development Cooperation: Linking Knowledge Production to Development Policy and Practice' RAWOO Publication 21. The Hague: Netherlands Development Assistance Research Council (RAWOO).  
Scott, Alister (2003) 'Research and Policy Development' POSTnote. London: Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.  
Surr, Martin, Andrew Barnett, Alex Duncan, Melanie Speight, David Bradley, Alan Rew and John Toye (2002) Research for Poverty Reduction: DFID Research Policy Paper. London: Department for International Development, UK.  
UNAIDS (1999) Communications framework for HIV/AIDS: A new direction. Joint United National Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Pennsylvania State University.  
Walter, Isabel, Sandra Nutley and Huw Davies (2003b) Developing a Taxonomy of Interventions Used to Increase the Impact of Research. St Andrews, UK: Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews, part of the ESRC Network for Evidence Based Policy and Practice.  

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Thematic Index

Relevant DFID Literature

Burke, Adam (1999) Communications and Development: a practical guide. London: Social Development Division, Department for International Development.  
Clift, Charles (2001) 'DFID's Experience with Research and Capacity Building' in KFPE (ed.) Enhancing Research Capacity in Developing and Transition Countries. Berne: Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE).
DFID (2000) Doing the Knowledge: How DFID Compares with Best Practice in Knowledge Management. London Department for International Development.  
DFID (2001a) Poverty Elimination: The Role of Economic and Social Research. London: Economic and Social Research Unit (ESCOR), Department for International Development.  
DFID (2001b) eBusiness Strategy. London: Department for International Development.
Lloyd-Laney, Megan, John Young and Priyanthi Fernando (2003) 'Knowledge Demand Assessment for the Transport and Rural Infrastructure Services Partnership (TRISP): Interim Report', Unpublished report to the Department for International Development, London, February 2003.  
Newman, Darran and Arjan de Haan (2001) 'Southern Socio-Economic Research Capacity', Report of a DFID-sponsored workshop hosted by the School of Development Studies, University of Natal, South Africa, 12-13 June.  
Saywell, D. and A. Cotton (1999) Spreading the Word: Practical guidelines for research dissemination strategies. Loughborough, UK: Water, Engineering and Development Centre, Loughborough University.  
Stone, Diane, Simon Maxwell and Michael Keating (2001) 'Bridging Research and Policy', An international workshop funded by DFID, Warwick University, 16-17 July.  
Surr, Martin, Andrew Barnett, Alex Duncan, Melanie Speight, David Bradley, Alan Rew and John Toye (2002) Research for Poverty Reduction: DFID Research Policy Paper. London: Department for International Development, UK.  
TRL (2000) 'Strategy for Dissemination of DFID Funded Transport Research', Unpublished project report, UK Department for International Development and Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), International Division.  
WEDC (2000) Dissemination pathways and indicators of impacts on development: a review of the literature. Loughborough: Water, Engineering and Development Centre, Loughborough University.  

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Relevant literature from other bi/multilateral agencies

Danida (2000) 'Enhancing Research Capacity in Developing Countries (ENRECA)' - Volume 1: Main Report and Volume 2: Annexes. Copenhagen: Evaluation Secretariat, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida).
Danida (2001) 'Partnerships at the Leading Edge: A Danish Vision for Knowledge, Research and Development', Report of the Commission on Development-Related Research. Copenhagen: Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
FAO (1999) Communication for Development Report 1996-1997. Rome: Communication for Development Group, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.
Fraser, Colin and Jonathan Villet (1994) Communication - a key to development. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.
Ilsoe, Bente (2001) 'Is small beautiful? Danida's 10 years of experience with ENRECA (Enhancing Research Capacity)' in KFPE (ed.) Enhancing Research Capacity in Developing and Transition Countries. Berne: Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE).  
KFPE (2001) Enhancing Research Capacity in Developing and Transition Countries. Berne: Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE).  
NORAD (1999) Strategy for strengthening research and higher education in the context of Norway's relations with developing countries. Oslo: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (NORAD).  
Olsson, Berit (2001) 'Sida research cooperation' in KFPE (ed.) Enhancing Research Capacity in Developing and Transition Countries. Berne: Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE).  
Pang, Tikki (2001) 'Strengthening health research capacity in developing countries: The perspective of the World Health Organisation' in KFPE (ed) Enhancing Research Capacity in Developing and Transition Countries. Berne: Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE).  
Porter, Robert W. and Suzanne Prysor-Jones (1997) Making a Difference to Policies and Programs: A Guide for Researchers. Washington, DC: USAID.  
RAWOO (2001a) 'Utilisation of Research for Development Cooperation: Linking Knowledge Production to Development Policy and Practice' RAWOO Publication 21. The Hague: Netherlands Development Assistance Research Council (RAWOO).  
RAWOO (2001b) 'North-South Research Partnerships: Issues and Challenges', Report on the Trivandrum Expert Meeting, October 1999, RAWOO Publication 22. The Hague: Netherlands Development Assistance Research Council (RAWOO).  
Sida (2001) 'Research Co-operation: Social Sciences and the Humanities' SIDA Subject Facts Sheet. Stockholm: Swedish International Development Agency.  
UNAIDS (1999) Communications framework for HIV/AIDS: A new direction. Joint United National Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Pennsylvania State University.  

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Relevant literature from research institutes/centres/think-tanks

Aungst, Jessica, Amy Haas, Alexander Ommaya and Lawrence Green (eds) (2003) Exploring Challenges, Progress, and New Models for Engaging the Public in the Clinical Research Enterprise: Clinical Research Roundtable Workshop Summary. The National Academies Press.  
Coe, Jim, Mark Luetchford and Tess Kingham (2002) id21: tracking routes towards impact. UK: id21.
Court, Julius and John Young (2003) 'Bridging Research and Policy: Insights from 50 Case Studies' ODI Working Paper 213. London: Overseas Development Institute.
Crewe, Emma and John Young (2002) 'Bridging Research and Policy: Context, Evidence and Links', ODI Working Paper 173. London: Overseas Development Institute.
Figueroa, Maria Elena, D Lawrence Kincaid, Manju Rani and Gary Lewis (2002) 'Communication for Social Change: An Integrated Model for Measuring the Process and Its Outcomes' Communication for Social Change Working Paper Series 1. New York: Rockefeller Foundation.
GDN (n.d.) Toolkit: Disseminating Research Online. Washington, DC: Global Development Network.  
Lloyd-Laney, Megan (2003a) Making Information User-Driven. Wallingford, UK: Communication and Information Management Resource Centre.  
NCDDR (1996) Review of the literature on dissemination and knowledge utilisation. USA: National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research.  
Nutley, Sandra, Isabel Walter and Huw Davies (2002) 'From Knowing to Doing: A framework for understanding the evidence-into-practice agenda' RURU Discussion Paper 1. St Andrews, UK: Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews.  
Nutley, Sandra, Janie Percy-Smith and William Solesbury (2003) 'Models of research impact: A cross-sector review of literature and practice' Building effective research 4. London: Learning and Skills Research Centre at the Learning and Skills Development Agency.  
Ryan, James G. (2002) 'Synthesis Report on Assessing the Impact of Policy-Oriented Social Science Research', Impact Assessment Discussion Paper 15. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.  
Walter, Isabel, Sandra Nutley and Huw Davies (2003a) Research Impact: A Cross-Sector Review. Literature Review. St Andrews, UK: Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews, part of the ESRC Network for Evidence Based Policy and Practice.  
Walter, Isabel, Sandra Nutley and Huw Davies (2003b) Developing a Taxonomy of Interventions Used to Increase the Impact of Research. St Andrews, UK: Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews, part of the ESRC Network for Evidence Based Policy and Practice.  

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Communication of research to policy-makers

Chapman, J. and T. Fisher (1999) Effective Campaigning. London: New Economics Foundation.  
Edwards, Michael (1994) 'NGOs in the age of information' IDS Bulletin 25(2): 117-24.
Edwards, Michael and John Gaventa (eds) (2001) Global Citizen Action. Boulder: Lynne Rienner.
Fraser, Colin and Sonia Restrepo Estrada (2002) 'Community radio for change and development' Development (Journal of the Society for International Development) 45(4): 69-73.  
Gladwell, Malcolm (2000) The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. London: Little, Brown and Co.  
Gupta, Anil (1999) 'Science, sustainability and social purpose: Barriers to effective articulation, dialogue and utilization of formal and informal science in public policy' International Journal of Sustainable Development 2(3): 368-71.
 
Jenkins, Rob and Anne Marie Goetz (1999) 'Accounts and Accountability: Theoretical Implications of the Right-to-Information Movement in India' Third World Quarterly 20(3): 603-22.  
Lindquist, E.A. (1988) 'What Do Decision-Models Tell Us About Information Use?' Knowledge in Society 1(2): 86-111.
 
Maxwell, Simon (2000) 'Is Anyone Listening?', Paper prepared for the Global Development Network Annual Meeting in Tokyo, December 2000.  
Mortimore, Michael and Mary Tiffen (2003) 'Promoting research-policy dialogues: Lessons from four studies of dryland development in Sub-Saharan Africa' Drylands Research Working Paper 41. Crewkerne Somerset: Drylands Research.  
Omamo, Steven Were (2003) 'Policy Research on African Agriculture: Trends, Gaps, and Challenges' International Service for National Agricultural Research Report 21/2003.  
Patel, Sheela (2001) 'How can poor people benefit from research results?' in RAWOO (2001a) 'Utilization of Research for Development Cooperation: Linking Knowledge Production to Development Policy and Practice' RAWOO Publication 21. The Hague: Netherlands Development Assistance Research Council.  
Ryan, James G. (1999) 'Assessing the impact of rice policy changes in Viet Nam and the contribution of policy research' Impact Assessment Discussion Paper 8. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.  
Sabatier, Paul A. and Hank C. Jenkins-Smith (1999) 'The Advocacy Coalition Framework: An Assessment' in Paul A. Sabatier (ed) Theories of the Policy Process. Boulder: Westview Press.  
Scott, Alister (2003) 'Research and Policy Development' POSTnote. London: Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.  
Smith, M.J. (1997) 'Policy networks' in Michael Hill (ed) The Policy Process: A Reader. London: Prentice Hall.  
Sutton, Rebecca (1999) 'The Policy Process: An Overview' ODI Working Paper 118. London: Overseas Development Institute.  
Tizot, Jean-Yves (2001) 'The issues of translation, transferability and transfer of social policies: French and British "urban social policy": Finding common ground for comparison?' International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory and Practice 4 (4): 301-18.  
Weiss, Carol (1977) 'Research for Policy's Sake: The Enlightenment Function of Social Research' Policy Analysis 3(4): 531-45.  

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Communication of research to researchers

Gilchrist, Alison (2000) 'The well-connected community: networking to the "edge of chaos"' Community Development Journal 35(3): 264-75.  
Söderbaum, F. (2001) 'Networking and capacity building: the role of regional research networks in Africa' European Journal of Development Research 13(2): 144-63.  
Song, Steve (1999) Guidelines on the use of electronic networking to facilitate regional or global research networks. Ottawa: International Development Research Centre. (available at www.idrc.ca/books/focus/890/15aSong.html)  
Stacey, Ralph (1995) 'The Role of Chaos and Self-Organization in the Development of Creative Organizations', in Alain Albert (ed) Chaos and Society. Amsterdam: IOS Press.  
Vyas, Anju (2002) 'Connecting voices and expanding horizons' Development (Journal of the Society for International Development) 45(4): 55-60.  

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Communication of research to end users (including organisations working with end users)

Chapman, Robert, Roger Blench, Gordana Kranjac-Berisavljevic' and ABT Zakariah (2003) 'Rural radio in agricultural extension: The example of vernacular radio programmes on soil and water conservation in N. Ghana', AgREN Network Paper 127. London: Agricultural Research and Extension Network, Overseas Development Institute.  
Chapman, Robert and Tom Slaymaker (2002) 'ICTs and Rural Development: Review of the Literature, Current Interventions and Opportunities for Action' ODI Working Paper 192. London: Overseas Development Institute.
Church, Madeline, Mark Bitel, Kathleen Armstrong, Priyanthi Fernando, Helen Gould, Sally Joss, Manisha Marwaha-Diedrich, Ana Laura de la Torre and Claudy Vouhé (2003) 'Participation, Relationships and Dynamic Change: New Thinking on Evaluating the Work of International Networks', DPU Working Paper 121. London: Development Planning Unit, University College London.
Conley, Timothy and Christopher Udry (2001) 'Social learning through networks: the adoption of new agricultural technologies in Ghana' American Journal of Agricultural Economics 83(3): 668-73.

 

Dagron, Alfonso Gumucio (2001) Making Waves: Stories of Participatory Communication for Social Change. New York: Rockefeller Foundation.

 

ISNAR (2000) 'Creating ownership of agricultural research through capacity building', ISNAR Annual Report 1999 Theme essay. The Netherlands: International Service for National Agricultural Research.  
Lipsky, Michael (1980) Street-level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Services. New York: Russell Sage Foundation  
Lloyd-Laney, Megan (2003b) Making Knowledge Networks Work for the Poor: Final Report. Rugby, UK: Intermediate Technology Development Group.  
Otsyina, Joyce and Diana Rosenberg (1999) 'Rural development and women: what are the best approaches to communicating information?' Gender and development 7(2): 45-55.  
Provan, Keith and H. Brinton Milward (2001) 'Do Networks Really Work? A Framework for Evaluating Public-Sector Organizational Networks' Public Administration Review 61(4): 414-23.  
Sandhu, Harjit and Donald Allen (1974) 'Family Planning in Rural India: Personal and Community Factors' Journal of Marriage and the Family 36(4): 805-13.  
Sole, D. and A. Edmondson (2002) 'Situated knowledge and learning in dispersed teams' British Journal of Management 13: 17-34.  
Zaman, F. and C. Underwood (2003) 'The Gender Guide for Health Communication Programs' CCP Publication 102. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs.  

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Communication theory

Allor, M. (1995) 'Relocating the Site of the Audience' in O. Boyd-Barrett and C. Newbold (eds) Approaches to Media: A Reader. London: Arnold.  
Kotler, Philip, Gary Armstrong, John Saunders and Veronica Wong (1999) Principles of Marketing, 2nd edition. Prentice Hall Europe.  
Lambin, J. (1996) Strategic Marketing Management. UK: McGraw-Hill.  
Lefebvre, R.C. (2001) 'Theories and Models in Social Marketing' in Paul N. Bloom and Greg Gundlach (eds) Handbook of Marketing and Society. London and New Delhi: Sage Publications.  
Mattelart, Michele and Armand Mattelart (1998) Theories of Communication: A Short Introduction. London: Sage.  
Philo, Greg (1996) 'Seeing and Believing' in Paul Marris and Sue Thornham (eds) Media studies: A Reader. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.  
Rogers, Everett (1995) Diffusion of Innovations. New York: Free Press.  
Varey, Richard J. (2002) Marketing Communication: Principles and Practice. London and New York: Routledge.  
Williamson, J. (1996) 'Decoding Advertisements' in Paul Marris and Sue Thornham (eds) Media studies: A Reader. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.  

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Communication through networks

Chapman, J. and T. Fisher (1999) Effective Campaigning. London: New Economics Foundation.  
Chapman, Robert and Tom Slaymaker (2002) 'ICTs and Rural Development: Review of the Literature, Current Interventions and Opportunities for Action' ODI Working Paper 192. London: Overseas Development Institute.
Church, Madeline, Mark Bitel, Kathleen Armstrong, Priyanthi Fernando, Helen Gould, Sally Joss, Manisha Marwaha-Diedrich, Ana Laura de la Torre and Claudy Vouhé (2003) 'Participation, Relationships and Dynamic Change: New Thinking on Evaluating the Work of International Networks', DPU Working Paper 121. London: Development Planning Unit, University College London.
Conley, Timothy and Christopher Udry (2001) 'Social learning through networks: the adoption of new agricultural technologies in Ghana' American Journal of Agricultural Economics 83(3): 668-73.

 

Edwards, Michael (1994) 'NGOs in the age of information' IDS Bulletin 25(2): 117-24.
Gilchrist, Alison (2000) 'The well-connected community: networking to the "edge of chaos"' Community Development Journal 35(3): 264-75.  
Lloyd-Laney, Megan (2003b) Making Knowledge Networks Work for the Poor: Final Report. Rugby, UK: Intermediate Technology Development Group.  
Provan, Keith and H. Brinton Milward (2001) 'Do Networks Really Work? A Framework for Evaluating Public-Sector Organizational Networks' Public Administration Review 61(4): 414-23.  
Robinson, Dorcas, Tom Hewitt and John Harriss (eds) (1999) Managing Development: Understanding Inter-organizational Relationships. London: Sage.  
Sabatier, Paul A. and Hank C. Jenkins-Smith (1999) 'The Advocacy Coalition Framework: An Assessment' in Paul A. Sabatier (ed) Theories of the Policy Process. Boulder: Westview Press.  
Sida (2001) 'Research Co-operation: Social Sciences and the Humanities' SIDA Subject Facts Sheet. Stockholm: Swedish International Development Agency.  
Smith, M.J. (1997) 'Policy networks' in Michael Hill (ed) The Policy Process: A Reader. London: Prentice Hall.  
Söderbaum, F. (2001) 'Networking and capacity building: the role of regional research networks in Africa' European Journal of Development Research 13(2): 144-63.  
Sole, D. and A. Edmondson (2002) 'Situated knowledge and learning in dispersed teams' British Journal of Management 13: 17-34.  
Song, Steve (1999) Guidelines on the use of electronic networking to facilitate regional or global research networks. Ottawa: International Development Research Centre. (available at www.idrc.ca/books/focus/890/15aSong.html)  
Stacey, Ralph (1995) 'The Role of Chaos and Self-Organization in the Development of Creative Organizations', in Alain Albert (ed) Chaos and Society. Amsterdam: IOS Press.  
Vyas, Anju (2002) 'Connecting voices and expanding horizons' Development (Journal of the Society for International Development) 45(4): 55-60.  

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Communication for HIV/AIDS prevention

ActionAid (2001) 'Stepping Stones', ActionAid briefing note. London: ActionAid.  
Bedimo, A.L., S.D. Pinkerton, D.A. Cohen, B. Gray and T.A. Farley (2002) 'Condom Distribution: A Cost-Utility Analysis' International Journal of STD and AIDS 13(6): 384-92.  
HCP (2003) 'Namibia Research Shows Most Youth Don't Understand the Terms "Abstinence" or "Faithfulness" for HIV Prevention', HCP Press Release, Windhoek 27 May 2003. Baltimore: Health Communication Partnership.  
Lambert, Helen (2001) 'Not talking about sex in India' in Joy Hendry and C.W. Watson (eds) An Anthropology of Indirect Communication. London: Routledge.  
Laurence, Charlotte (1998) 'The Impact of the Global AIDS Strategy on National Policy Networks in Zambia', Department for International Development Research Project (R7090). London: Department for International Development.  
Lush, Louisiana and Gill Walt (1999) 'Beating the millennium bugs: Balancing policy and research for better health', Editorial in Insights 32.  
Phillpott, Anne (1999) 'Twists in the Mwanza tale: Did one HIV research study shift global policy?' Insights 32.  
Price, N. (2001) 'The performance of social marketing in reaching the poor and vulnerable in Aids control programmes' Health Policy and Planning 16(3): 231-9.  
Sandhu, Harjit and Donald Allen (1974) 'Family Planning in Rural India: Personal and Community Factors' Journal of Marriage and the Family 36(4): 805-13.  
UNAIDS (1999) Communications framework for HIV/AIDS: A new direction. Joint United National Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Pennsylvania State University.  

 

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