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To identify ways in which the use of evidence in policy and practice can be enhanced, the Science for Using Research (SURe) programme initiated three research projects. This article discusses their preliminary results.

Unintended effects of international cooperation should be studied much more. Prof. Dirk-Jan Koch explains why.

The African Studies Centre (ASC), the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS/EUR) and globalization think tank The Broker are excited to announce that they will be hosting the Secretariat fo...

The final report of the Tracking Development project concludes that successful development strategies focus on small-scale farmers and give them and small entrepreneurs the freedom and protection to build on a future rather than on industrialisation.

The Broker was present at the annual conference of the Development Studies Association in London on 3 November to learn about the present state of the debate within the development studies community in the UK. During the discussion, five hot issue...

De kennisbrief die staatssecretaris Knapen op 14 november 2024 stuurde naar de Tweede Kamer staat niet op zich, maar komt voort uit een lange traditie waarin onderzoek en ontwikkeling in nauwe samenhang met elkaar staan.

In de kennisbrief van staatssecretaris Ben Knapen komt het woord informatie niet voor. Daar dreigt een gevaar in, namelijk dat informatievoorziening als vanzelfsprekend wordt aangenomen. Vanzelfsprekend is ze niet. En gratis ook niet.

We have followed very closely the exchanges around the new Knowledge Policy and we would like to give a small contribution to the ongoing debate.We welcome that the Dutch government explicitly recognizes in its Knowledge Policy of development coop...

De kennisbrief schetst nog niet veel meer dan de contouren van nieuw beleid om kennis en onderzoek in te zetten voor ontwikkelingssamenwerking. Dat maakt het lastig om erop te reageren, om ervoor te zijn of er tegen. Maar vragen roept het wel op.

De brief van de Staatssecretaris van Buitenlandse Zaken over kennisbeleid valt in vijf secties uiteen. Zo is ook het commentaar ingedeeld.

Dit is de blog over het voorgenomen kennisbeleid van BuZa. Laat je mening horen!

The Broker will publish interesting publications and current affairs in de field of global development.

The International Studies Association is hosting its 51st Annual Convention in the vibrant city of New Orleans, USA.

The Development Studies Association , which works to connect and promote the development research community in UK and Ireland, will hold it's annual conference at the University of Ulster in Belfast from 2 – 4th September.

The traditional focus of development research on local and national processes has been rendered obsolete by the new global power relations. Researchers must be more concerned about relevance than academic excellence. And open knowledge networks ar...

The lessons of a recent evaluation of demand-driven research programmes in developing countries have not been incorporated into the ministry’s new research policy.

Several EU member states have launched an initiative to set up a European Development Report. Such a report could strengthen Europe’s position as a global player. The theme is promising: a globally inclusive society based on fair multilateralism....