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Demand-led social policy research to address complex challenges

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Mixed Methods Research and Evaluations

Complex social policy and human development challenges require compehensive research and evaluation approaches to better tailor policy and programme responses and achieve greater impact.

RI specialises in innovative mixed methods social policy and human development research and evaluations. Using rigorous qualitative and qualitative methods and fully integrated mixed methods design, our evaluations emphasise rich in-depth analysis alongside generalisability and scale.

Political economy analysis

All social policy and human development programmes require knowledge of the political economy context in which they are operating. Who are the main actors? What are the driving motivations that inspire progress or maintain the status quo? Who's at risk of being excluded from progress? What is the funding landscape? These are just some of the questions that need to be asked around any policy or programme intervention.

RI has been working with research partners around the world to understand political economies at local, regional and national levels. We offer rapid political economy analysis using secondary evidence as well as in-depth political economy analysis combining primary stakeholder interviews and secondary data sources.

Rapid Evidence Synthesis

Some social policy and programming questions can be informed by existing evidence, and others require immediate responses using the 'best available' evidence.

RI has extensive experience summarising available evidence to respond to pressing, well-defined policy and programme challenges. Using our tailored research approach, we begin by consulting key stakeholder to set the scope and scale of the research question, conduct a thorough review of available evidence, consult local knowledgeable people, and conclude with a carefully written brief tailored to the needs of the intended audience.

Research Design Consultation

Does your team intend to lead a research project or evaluation but needs support to design and plan the research to ensure it meet your organisation's needs?

RI offers a wide range of consultation services to support evaluation and research teams to develop high quality, impactful research designs using the latest developments in quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods.

Evidence Translation for Impact

Reaching target audiences with research and evidence outputs can be challenging. Different audiences access and are influenced by evidence in a wide range of formats and narrative styles. RI offers a range of services related to research and evidence transition for impact including:

Adapting research findings for policy briefings and targeted policy reform
Translating research findings for wider public audiences online and in media
Global report writing of secondary evidence to reach diverse audiences

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