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The politics and practiceof research & evaluationin an international NGO
Panel 26: New directions in development research
The Development Studies Association
Annual Conference 2014Institute of Education, London, 1 November 2014
Martin Walsh, Global Research AdviserRESEARCH TEAM, OXFAM [email protected]
Introduction
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations working together with partners and local communities in more than 90 countries.
One person in three in the world lives in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty.
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Even it Up: Time to end extreme inequalityEconomic inequality has reached extreme levels. From Ghana to Germany, Italy to Indonesia, the gap between rich and poor is widening. In 2013, seven out of 10 people lived in countries where economic inequality was worse than 30 years ago, and in 2014 Oxfam calculated that just 85 people owned as much wealth as the poorest half of humanity.
Turning the Tide on Ebola: Scaling up public health campaigns before it's too late The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unprecedented. The accelerating number of cases, the poor health infrastructure in affected countries, the short supply of skills, knowledge and personnel, and the fear surrounding this disease are a huge challenge to affected governments and the international community as they battle to bring the epidemic under control.
Research for advocacy
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Research for Advocacy diagram
1. What are we trying to achieve?
2. Who are we trying to influence with evidence?
3. What’s already known? What more is needed?
4. What kind of research will be most effective?
5. How should we engage our targets for best effect?
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Researchguidelines
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1.What are we trying to achieve?
What’s our theory of change?
Planning Research for Advocacy
(and other purposes)
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2.Who are we trying to influence with evidence?
Planning Research for Advocacy
(and other purposes)
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Research for Advocacy diagram
1. What are we trying to achieve?
2. Who are we trying to influence with evidence?
3. What’s already known? What more is needed?
4. What kind of research will be most effective?
5. How should we engage our targets for best effect?
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Effectiveness reviews
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Challenges & opportunities
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In-depth studies(using mixed methods)
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Challenges (practical and methodological)
Methods, process, skills, scale, costs, impacts...
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Research for Advocacy diagram
1. What are we trying to achieve?
2. Who are we trying to influence with evidence?
3. What’s already known? What more is needed?
4. What kind of research will be most effective?
5. How should we engage our targets for best effect?
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