Need Some Help Getting Cited in Policy?
Need Some Help Getting Cited in Policy?
Even the best ideas need help in moving from the journal to the world at large. Here are proven methods and first-person narratives from scholars who have taken their work over the policy finish line.
Connecting Legislators and Researchers, Leads to Policies Based on Scientific Evidence
The author’s team is developing ways to connect policymakers with university-based researchers – and studying what happens when these academics become the trusted sources, rather than those with special interests who stand to gain financially from various initiatives.
Jonathan Breckon On Knowledge Brokerage and Influencing Policy
Overton spoke with Jonathan Breckon to learn about knowledge brokerage, influencing policy and the potential for technology and data to streamline the research-policy interface.
10 Tips for Pitching Your Research to Reach Policy Makers
These 10 tips will help you build your brand and the reach of your scholarship, with the goal of finding your position within the wider context of your research area and leveraging change.
Designing Research For Impact
Recent experiences have not been very positive. The vast majority of proposals seem to conflate impact with research dissemination (a heroic leap of faith – changing the world one seminar at a time), or to outsource impact to partners such as NGOs and thinktanks.
A Primer on the Politics of Policymaking
In The Politics of Policymaking: An Introduction, Arjen Boin, professor of public institutions and governance at Leiden University, and Martin Lodge, professor of political science and public policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, open up the black box of government to see where policies are made. This introductory text takes you beyond theory and into the messy world of policymaking, offering a toolkit for making better policy. Drawing from insights earned through years of interactions with policymakers and extensive teaching experience, Boin and Lodge offer a comprehensive introduction to the inner workings of government and how to produce policies that address societal problems of today and tomorrow.
