The Social Realities of Knowledge for Development: Sharing Lessons of Improving Development Processes with Evidence
dc.contributor.author | Georgalakis, James | |
dc.contributor.author | Jessani, Nasreen | |
dc.contributor.author | Oronje, Rose | |
dc.contributor.author | Ramalingam, Ben | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-02T14:33:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-02T14:33:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-03-01 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-78118-350-2 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/12852 | |
dc.description.abstract | This edited collection of peer-reviewed papers explores critical challenges faced by organisations and individuals involved in evidence-informed development through a diverse set of case studies and think-pieces. In this chapter we briefly set out the foundations of the trend in evidence-informed decision-making and reflect on a fast-changing development knowledge landscape. The dominant themes emerging from the contributions provide the structure for this chapter, including: building networks and partnerships; contextualisation of knowledge and power dynamics; and modes of knowledge brokerage. An analysis of these themes, and the respective roles of researchers, non-governmental organisations, large programmes and policy actors, suggests that a common thread running throughout is the importance of social relationships. We find that the social and interactive realities of mobilising knowledge comprise several layers: (i) individual and collective capacities, (ii) individual relationships, (iii) networks and group dynamics, and (iv) cultural norms and politics, which are all key to understanding how to make evidence really matter. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Institute of Development Studies and The Impact Initiative | en |
dc.rights | This is an Open Access issue distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International license, which permits downloading and sharing provided the original authors and source are credited – but the work is not used for commercial purposes. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | en |
dc.subject | Development Policy | en |
dc.title | The Social Realities of Knowledge for Development: Sharing Lessons of Improving Development Processes with Evidence | en |
dc.type | Other | en |
dc.rights.holder | Institute of Development Studies and The Impact Initiative | en |
dc.identifier.externaluri | https://doi.org/10.35648/20.500.12413/11781/ii244 | |
dc.identifier.team | Directorate and Development Office | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.35648/20.500.12413/11781/ii244 | |
rioxxterms.funder | Default funder | en |
rioxxterms.identifier.project | Default project | en |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en |
rioxxterms.funder.project | c941507f-fd0b-4fc3-9822-4b2132f61a1d | en |
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