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The Communication Initiative
After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Bridging Research and Policy in International Development

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This special issue of the Journal of International Development presents the main papers and conclusions from the 2004 Development Studies Association conference on Bridging Research and Policy in International Development. These papers aim to add new perspectives and share lessons learned related to bridging research and policy. In particular, they highlight four key lessons: the need for donors and research foundations to foster research capacity and to protect it from political interference; the need for researchers to use detailed case material within and across national boundaries in order to inform high-level policy debates; the importance of presenting research results in such a way that they cannot be over-simplified; and the value of creating alliances between researchers and civil society advocacy groups.

Edited by Simon Maxwell and Julius Court, this publication features keynote papers by:
  • Naresh Saxena (Former Secretary, Planning Commission, Government of India)
  • Matthew Taylor (Head of Policy Planning in the Prime Minister's team in Downing Street and former Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR))
  • Maureen O'Neil (President of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC))
  • Masood Ahmed (Director General of the UK Department for International Development (DFID))
The special issue also includes four research-policy case studies from researchers - focusing on African Politics; Poverty Reduction; Primary Education; Aid and Finance.

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