This paper looks at the production as well as the use of research-based evidence in the field of governance in Nepal by focusing on exiting efforts to generate such evidence.
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.
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.
As Nepal moves towards a post-conflict and democratic society, one based on inclusion and economic growth, social protection is taking on an increasingly important role.
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.
Nepali farmer with his two bulls in a paddyfield
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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.
Hospital warehouse storing foodaid from the USA, Democratic Republic of Congo
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This meeting reported the findings and experiences of Action Against Hunger from Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Nepal and Sierra Leone.
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This project, funded by the Oslo Governance Centre (OGC) at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), examined in closer detail, the premise that: governments may be less inclined to want to be informed about evidence on democratic governance because of the direct implications it may have for their power base.
The starting point of this paper, prepared for the international workshop "Understanding and addressing spatial poverty traps: an international workshop", is that poverty is multi-dimensional, being not only concerned with economic, but also social exclusion – and thus powerlessness.