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Bilateral cooperation and local power dynamics: the case of Rwanda

Publication - Research reports and studies - 4 October 2013

Frederick Golooba-Mutebi and David Booth

Commissioned by the Swedish Embassy in Kigali as an input to its cooperation strategy for the next five to seven years, this paper is a focused contribution to understanding power dynamics in Rwanda. It is based on an extended study of relationships and change processes within the government and political leadership in Kigali.

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Towards policy-relevant science and scientifically informed policy in the Philippines

Publication - Research reports and studies - 17 June 2013

Arnaldo Pellini, Antonio Contreras, Melvin Jabar, Ma. Teresa de Guzman, Marlon Era, Dennis Erasga and Robert Javier Jr.

This knowledge context study applies political economy analysis principles and the knowledge, policy and power framework to understand the use of knowledge and evidence in urban resilience policy-making in the Philippines.

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Knowledge, information and economic policy-making in Vietnam

Publication - Research reports and studies - 17 June 2013

Ajoy Datta and Pham Lan Huong

This major report from Ajoy Datta and Pham Lan Huong present an analysis of decision-making processes and the role of knowledge in economic policy-making in Vietnam.

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Building political ownership and technical leadership in Cambodia

Publication - Research reports and studies - 16 June 2013

Harry Jones and the Cambodia Economic Association Centre for Policy Studies

In this knowledge context study, Harry Jones takes an in-depth look at how knowledge is used in policy and decision-making in the health sector in Cambodia.

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One small step for democracy, one giant leap for Pakistan?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 17 May 2013

Pakistan has emerged on the other side of its first attempt to transfer power from one civilian government to another through the ballot box (relatively) successfully.

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Research uptake and impact: are we in danger of overstating ourselves?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 24 January 2013

'Is the pressure to demonstrate concrete impacts on public policy encouraging researchers to overstate their claims about what we are likely to achieve?'

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Knowledge, policy and power in international development: a practical framework for improving policy

Publication - Discussion papers - 21 January 2013

ODI Background Notes

Harry Jones, Nicola Jones, Louise Shaxson and David Walker

This ODI Background Note explains how to incorporate an analysis of the dynamics around knowledge, policy and power (KPP) in order to improve the content, process and inclusivity of policy-making.

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Providing practical guidance for in-country programming: the value of analysing knowledge, policy and power

Publication - Discussion papers - 16 January 2013

ODI Background Notes

Harry Jones, Nicola Jones, Louise Shaxson and David Walker

This ODI Background Note argues that in-country programming decisions should incorporate an analysis of the dynamics around knowledge, policy and power (KPP) to improve their effectiveness and value for money.

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The ‘golden thread’, reactions from the US, and Obama’s second-term development agenda

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 9 November 2012

In development circles over the past week or so there has been a lively debate on the Post-2015 High Level Panel (HLP) discussions in London and David Cameron’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, which has brought his ‘golden thread’ narrative into the public domain.

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Accountability is based on relationships, but data helps too

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 9 November 2012

'Turning away from ‘us versus them’, what works is often to think of social accountability as an opportunity for building relationships so that as transparency increases, the less powerful do not lose traction because of informal relations and power networks.'

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