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Organization: ODI / RAPID 

Year: 2004

Purpose:

• Introduction of two tools that investigate the influence of research on policy with examples

Content:

• Episode / Tracer Studies (page 12/13): includes different steps:
  a) identify a policy change;
  b) indentify the key research questions related to the issues;
  c) construct an historical narrative leading up to the observed policy change (timeline of key policy decisions and practices, identifying key actors);
  d) explore how and why those policy decisions and practices took place; e) assess the relative role of research.                             Data collection tools used:  literature review, interview with key actors, capturing the author’s own experience, discussions at workshop                                                                                                                                                                                                           
• Focus Group Discussion (page 14/15): general introduction to FGD