Bridging the gap between research and policy through co-creation
This policy brief explores 1) whether research projects developed in partnership between researchers and policymakers are more likely to lead to policy change and 2) how political constraints affect the timing and success of these partnerships.
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Bonargent Policy Brief September 2024.pdf
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- This study explores whether research partnerships between academics and policymakers lead to greater evidence utilisation in programmatic decisions and highlights conditions under which such partnerships succeed in bringing policy change.
- Findings show that research projects designed and implemented with policymakers are 17-20% more likely to lead to a change in policy.
- The election cycle in the country where the research project is implemented strongly affects the timing of partnership formation and whether partnerships result in policy change.
- A window of opportunity for partnership formation and evidence uptake opens in the first two years of the term. This is especially true for researchers who are not in top economic departments, as they are the most affected by the election cycle.