Transcript Anatomy of a policy brief

Planning topics for
Research evidence for
policy
Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Our goal…
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Publish 64 policy briefs in
next 3 years
9 regions
64/9 = average 7 policy
briefs per region
More for bigger regions
Fewer for smaller regions
Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
What topics should the policy briefs
address?
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Governance and conflict
Livelihoods and globalisation
Health and sanitation
Resources and sustainability
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Cross-section of all research topics
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Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Topics to cover
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Depends on…
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Research completed or near completion
Relevance to policymakers
Do we have anything interesting to say?
For each research project, you should expect
to write at least one policy brief!
Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Policy audiences
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International
Regional (eg West Africa)
National (eg Côte d’Ivoire)
Local (eg Abidjan)
Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Where to publish?
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Depends on intended audience
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If regional, local or national ► Publish within
region
If international coverage or interest ► Publish via
CDE
Use similar guidelines and template to retain
unity
Language?
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English, French, Spanish, other languages as
appropriate
Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Where to publish?
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Coordinate with North-South editorial office
Build a distribution list in each region
Load onto North-South website
Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
How to plan the 64 briefs today?
No 1
No 2
No 3
Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
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Researc Author
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India
Intl conf
Urban
Bhisnu
planning
2030