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How to build and maintain trust at the interface of policy and research (and some challenges for NGOs)

A brilliant recent piece on the LSE Impact blog about the importance and nature of trust in ensuring that research influences policy makers got me thinking about the implications for advocacy organizations. First a slightly truncated version of the piece, then my musings. ‘Trust is often invoked as a key ingredient to establishing effective relationships […]

What 6 case studies taught me about how research has impact

Here’s a wrap-up piece on what I’ve learned about ‘research for impact’ from a series of interviews on the real-world influence of researchers at the LSE Centre for Public Authority and International Development. This piece was first posted on the LSE Africa blog. Being asked to write impact case studies for the research programme at the Centre for […]

Links I Liked

Posting today and tomorrow then taking a planned (as opposed to enforced) blog break to enjoy the Welsh rain (aka a staycation). Back early July. Lots of interesting stuff on aid quantity and quality (or lack of). The OECD has crunched the Aid numbers for 2020. Sweden, France, Germany, US all stepping up despite falling […]

Development Nutshell: round-up (21m) of FP2P posts in June

How has Covid affected Fathers and Gender Equality? What’s Next?

Nikki van der Gaag reflects on the state of dad-dom ahead of fathers’ day on Sunday. She is a co-author of this year’s State of the World’s Fathers report One thing is certain in these uncertain times. Being a father has changed. I have never seen so many dads out with their children as I […]

Should it matter if Research findings are surprising/new?

Had an interesting exchange recently during a launch webinar for the new IDS report, Navigating Civic Space in a Time of Covid. The headline finding is: ‘The pandemic brought the suspension of many fundamental freedoms in the name of the public good, providing cover for a deepening of authoritarian tendencies but also spurring widespread civic […]

Sorry for recent hiccups on FP2P – here’s what’s happening

Forget last week’s website crash at Amazon or the Guardian, what about FP2P? Not sure if any of you noticed but recently, anyone trying to access this blog got an alarming message saying ‘

‘Forbidden

You don’t have permission to access this resource.’

Yikes. Since then, the techies have been assessing the damage.

Turns out the problem is a bit serious. In the words of fixer-in-chief James Heywood, ‘This is like coming home and finding your house flooded. Short-term we need to think about where we sleep tonight, medium-term we need to think about where we live in future.’

Turns out there’s a lot of mud from the flood, and sorting it out is likely to take 2-6 weeks. I haven’t had a blog break that long since FP2P started in 2008, and

as a confirmed blogaholic, I’m not about to start now. So James has kindly set up a temporary website for me to feed while they clean out the sludge. That’s what you’re reading now (the website, that is, not the sludge).

So from today I’ll go back to posting (although I’m off on hols next week). In theory, readers should barely notice – everything should be redirected automatically, email notifications sent out etc. In theory. But do please let me know if you are experiencing glitches – for example, we’re not quite sure how to set up comments without opening the floodgates to a deluge of spam. If you’re desperate to comment and can’t, you can always email it to me and I’ll put it up in your name.

Best wishes from the sludgehouse

Duncan

How research into sexual wronging changed the course of the landmark trial at the ICC

Next up in my series of interviews on the real-world influence of researchers at the LSE Centre for Public Authority and International Development, I explore the impact of Holly Porter’s research in northern Uganda, which has had a significant impact on a landmark trial and conviction of LRA commander Dominic Ongwen at the International Criminal Court, […]

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What sort of UK aid programme is emerging after the cuts?

Last week I posted a bit of a rant about UK aid cuts. The next day, Ranil Dissanayake had a piece on CGD’s blog looking at what kind of post-cuts aid programme is emerging under the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). It’s brilliant, so I asked to post an abridged version (the original is […]

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Doing anti-corruption democratically

Despite almost 30 years of the global anti-corruption agenda, something is clearly not working. Preparing for this week’s special session of the General Assembly against corruption, the UN has recognized that ‘it has become increasingly clear that measures taken to prevent corruption have been insufficient’. In a new paper for the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, […]

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