The politics of poverty research and pro-poor policy making - Learning from the practice of policy dialogue (original) (raw)

Report on an International Symposium, 2012

Abstract

PLAAS has a strong history of engagement in policy making, and aims consciously to broaden its audiences, encourage self-reflection and promote dialogue on issues of poverty and inequality. This symposium aimed to stimulate conversation between researchers, communicators and policy makers. The two-day event saw lively discussion on the nature and role of ‘evidence’, dominant methodologies in social science research, and ways to make ‘sense’ and meaning of data. Through the exchanges of experience and research some fresh, innovative frameworks were brought forward which enable a more critical, realistic approach to the policy making nexus, with a specific focus on the politics of poverty research and pro-poor policy development. As some of these frameworks, and continued networking and sharing ideas around these issues find traction in our practice, it is hoped the outcomes from the symposium may contribute to an improved understanding of the interests, values, ideologies, and other dimensions of stakeholder interests that inform the interactions on this terrain.

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