Research Skills for Policy and Development

• PART ONE: CONCEPTUALIZING POLICY-RELATED INVESTIGATIONInformation Needs and Policy Change - Stephen Potter and Ramaya SubrahmanianBoundaries for Thinking in Action - Chris Blackmore and Ray IsonGrabbing Attention - Joseph HanlonCommunicating Results - Joanna Chataway, Avril Joffe and Jill MordauntPART TWO: THINKING WITH DOCUMENTSInterrogating Information Through a Literature Study - Stephanie BarrientosInterpreting Institutional Discourses - Bridget O′LaughlinPART THREE: THINKING WITH PEOPLEPeople as Informants - Philip WoodhouseInvestigation as Empowerment - Hazel Johnson and Linda MayouxUsing Participatory MethodsDoing Incorrect Research - Dina AbbottThe Importance of the Subjective and the Personal in Researching PovertyPART FOUR: BRINGING IN DATAThinking with Quantitative Data - Chandan Mukherjee and Marc WuytsUsing Evidence in Advocacy - Sue MayerOrganizational Assessments and Institutional Footprints - Alan ThomasChallenging cases - Alan ThomasConclusion - Alan Thomas and Joanna Chataway

An interesting and engaging book that I think will help students undertaking development research in short timescales