Choosing between Research Rigour or Support for Advocacy Movements, a False Dichotomy?

Pittore, Katherine; Lintelo, Dolf te; Georgalakis, James; Mikindo, Tumaini

doi:10.19088/1968-2016.202

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“…Moreover, a transformative evaluation perspective advocates for a proportionate representation of minorities to be heard and represented, as a solution to winner-takes-all political system. While Cheeseman et al ( 2019) fail short of discussing how such reforms can be institutionalised to end the cycle of electoral injustices, perhaps for the sake of research rigour, both Pittore et al, (2016) and Mertens (2021) recommend that true transformative evaluation requires researchers to be activists. For Pittore et al, (2016), there is no neutral policy research in its analysis.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inclusiveness and Social Justice in Evaluation: A Transformative Evaluation Paradigm

Maliah,

Abuya

2023

AfriJME

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Policy evaluators who are committed to eliminating social disparities face several difficulties aligning their principles with research methodologies presents. The transformative paradigm incorporates the understanding that ethical practice is inclusive in a culturally responsive manner with members of vulnerable and marginalized populations in ways that challenge the existing power structure. This paper looks into the relevance of the transformative paradigm in evaluating the Kenya National Cohesion and Integration Policy. More subtly, the paper focuses on two key threats to social cohesion and integration, as identified in the policy. These are the overconcentration of state powers on the executive arm of government; and the inequitable distribution of opportunities and public resources. The overconcentration of state power on the executive is a precursor to exploitation, exclusion, and the perpetuation of ethnic and regional inequality. Although the 2010 Constitution has clearly reshaped Kenya’s political landscape, the solution to reducing the stakes of political competition and political instability due to the over-concentration of executive power largely lies with individual politicians and informal institutions that complement, or compete with formal institutions. Instead of the existing ostensibly meritocratic system that benefits individuals connected to the appointing authority, a transformative framework would assist in monitoring whether public sector employment reflect the face of Kenya. The Kenya National Cohesion and Integration Policy, while important, should emphasise the role of Kenya’s informal institutions in peaceful nation united in their diversity. Although the policy stresses inclusivity in governance, important as it may be, there is the need for Kenya to also focus on economic and religious inclusivity. As a way of achieving inclusivity, the policy should seek to end the predictable five-year cycle of electoral violence and ethnic antagonism that has plagued Kenya for decades.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inclusiveness and Social Justice in Evaluation: A Transformative Evaluation Paradigm

Maliah,

Abuya

2023

AfriJME

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“…Expertise and status thus had an influence in how knowledge-here in the form of solution ideas to the challenge brief-was formulated, and this can be problematic because it is precisely by enabling a diversity of perspectives that relevant voices can converge to foster transformative change. 82 Pittore et al 83 maintain that when it comes to coconstructing knowledge, ideas need to be contextualized in the practical realities of knowledge consumers if it is to be useful. Because iteration and modification are anchored to userfeedback in the design thinking approach, it is likely that without influence from authoritative figures, design teams might have felt empowered to shift their focus onto a wellness challenge of greater relevance to community residents.…”

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Engaging Communities on Health Innovation: Experiences in Implementing Design Thinking

Westhuizen

Conrad

Douglas

et al. 2020

Int Q Community Health Educ

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Design thinking is an approach gaining momentum as a strategy for promoting empathy-driven, human-centered innovation. To evaluate the implementation of design thinking for engaging with communities about health and well-being, we undertook a qualitative analysis of an engagement between students and relevant community stakeholders during a project to develop a health intervention aimed at increasing medication compliance in an elderly community in South Africa. Major findings from this research indicated that design thinking offers opportunities for enriching community–university engagements. However, given constraints on time and procedure that are associated with the academy, the fast, dynamic style of design thinking is not optimally suited for developing the level of trust and rapport that is required for engagements in communities where social-cultural differences operate as barriers. Researchers who wish to utilize design thinking will need to devise and tailor additions to tool kits to meet the specific needs of engagements related to personal health and well-being.

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“…However, these more technical approaches to achieving research uptake have come under increasing critique from those who argue that policy processes tend to be messy, and require ongoing engagement. This challenges the potential of bridging an evidence-policy gap with better communication or training (Cairney 2016;Parkhurst 2017).…”

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Introduction: Identifying the Qualities of Research–Policy Partnerships in International Development – A New Analytical Framework

Georgalakis¹,

Rose

2019

IDS Bulletin

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This article sets out a framework for analysing research-policy partnerships for societal change in international development settings. It defines types of change associated with engaging research evidence with policy and practice and draws on existing literature to explore how partnerships between researchers, intermediaries, and evidence users may be better understood. The proposed framework sets out three interconnected qualities of effective partnerships: (1) bounded mutuality, (2) sustained interactivity, and (3) policy adaptability. We apply this framework to the articles included in this IDS Bulletin describing ESRC-DFID-funded research projects in a variety of international development scenarios.

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Choosing between Research Rigour or Support for Advocacy Movements, a False Dichotomy?

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Inclusiveness and Social Justice in Evaluation: A Transformative Evaluation Paradigm

Inclusiveness and Social Justice in Evaluation: A Transformative Evaluation Paradigm

Engaging Communities on Health Innovation: Experiences in Implementing Design Thinking

Introduction: Identifying the Qualities of Research–Policy Partnerships in International Development – A New Analytical Framework

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