The active and uninhibited dissemination of knowledge is vital for the advancement of knowledge.
A woman making masks in Alexandra, Johannesburg. The South African government hasn’t consulted with its citizens on COVID-19.
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Without data, people don’t know what to believe or whom to trust. Empirical, thorough data collected by academics can help to fill important governance gaps.
Piles of evidence don’t make any difference if they’re not being used to develop policy.
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Researchers and policymakers need to talk to each other. If they don’t, important research will merely gather dust and policies might do more harm than good.
Successful group outcomes aren’t guaranteed by the simple recipe of ‘Just add diversity.’
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The relationship between social science research and advocates and policymakers is undermined if they cherry-pick evidence that supports their goals, ignoring the wider field.
Mourners outside the Bataclan in Paris after the 13 November attacks.
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Over the last six months a public consensus has emerged among academics, think tanks, community organisations, elements of the superannuation industry and most politicians about superannuation.
Lori Heise, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
A series of research projects is to take place in countries including Afghanistan, Palestine and South Africa to address our significant lack of knowledge about how to prevent physical and sexual violence…