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Advancing knowledge, shaping policy, inspiring practice. www.odi.org.uk. How legislators access research in some developing countries. Ajoy Datta, Research Officer. 8 th December 2011. Values/ ideologies. Faith leaders. Ideological think tanks. Faith based think tanks. Media (g). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How legislators access research in some developing countries
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Ajoy Datta, Research Officer
8th December 2011
Rese
arch Politics
Technocratic networks
Ideological think tanks
Internal think tanks
UN/ifi think tanks
Public think tanks
Political parties
Lobbies
NGOs
corporations
Universities
Regulatory bodies
Executive
Think tanks
Values/ ideologies
Faith based think tanks
Faith leaders
Media (g)Media (t)
Legislature
Economic interests3
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What I’m going to talk about
• Findings from a study on linkages between researchers and legislators– Objectives and methods– Formal linkages– Informal linkages
• Other resources
Study objectives and methods
• Increasing interest on the role of the legislature in promoting democratic governance
• Scope out how legislators access research
• Literature review and interviews with variety of informants + APC
• Diversity in income levels, political systems and traditions
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Formal linkages with researchers
In house capacity• Libraries• Information and research services• Scholars appointed to legislative committees• Legislature/committees with formal research agenda
and resources to commission studies
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Formal linkages with researchers
External links to technocratic capacity• Affiliated think tanks• Individual researchers
– Inputs to committee processes/help in drafting bills– Legislator scientist pairings (Uganda)
• External think tanks• Networks and platforms
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Formal linkages with intermediaries
• Individuals such as legislative staff including aides, assistants and advisors
• Research links with political parties• Organisations who are mandated to translate
academic research into key messages for legislators• Research Councils
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Informal links and personalised networks
• Hugely dominant and often provide basis for formal links
• Researchers called up on in a personal capacity• Based on high trust levels, strong relationships and
shared political affiliation• Knowledge products often intangible and dependent
on face to face contract• Faster information flows
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Future work
Strength of linkages in relation to:• Geographical focus• Political system• Type of legislature• Policy areas
Evaluation of linkages• impact on quality of policy debates in parliaments
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Other relevant studies
• Increasing amount of work studying policy processes and policymakers’ demand/use of evidence– Politics of research uptake in African policy debates
(forthcoming)– Political economy of policy making in Indonesia:
opportunities for increasing the demand for and use of knowledge (report available at http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5985&title=policy-making-political-economy-indonesia-knowledge
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