This volume draws together leading experts from academia, think-tanks and donor agencies, to examine the impact of transnational knowledge networks in the formulation of local, national and global policy in the field of international development and transition studies. These leading contributors pay particular attention to the global reach of research and the manner in which knowledge is incorporated into, and shapes, transnational policy domains. They show how the 'knowledge agenda' has become a central part of the discourse of both developing societies and advanced economies. Governments and international organizations devote considerable financial resources to both in-house and contracted research. This volume will be of great interest to students, researchers and policy makers concerned with global policy, global governance and development.
Introduction 1. "Diane Stone, University of Warwick" and "Simon Maxwell, Overseas Development Institute" - Bridging Policy and Research in A Globalising World Part One: Ideas and International Development 2. "Desmond McNeill, University of Oslo" - Power and Ideas: The Role of Multilateral Institutions in Development Policy 3. "Kenneth King, University of Edinburgh" - Knowledge and the North-South Divide 4. "Sarah Clarke" and "Lyn Squire, GDN" - Creating the Global Development Network: An Exercise in Institutional Theory and Practice Part Two: Bridging Projects 5. "John Young" and "Julius Court, Overseas Development Institute" - The ODI Case Studies of Research Impact on Policy 6. "Fred Carden" and "Stephanie Nielsen, International Development Research Center" - IDRC and the Policy Impact of Donor Supported Research 7. "Jim Ryan, International Food Policy Research Institute" - Measuring the Impact of Research on Policy: The IFPRI Approach Part Three: Networks of Knowledge 8. "Pamela Mbabazi, Makerre University", and "Tim Shaw, Institute of Commonwealth Studies" - Research for Reconstruction in Africa: Challenges for Policy Communities and Coalitions 9. "Shirin Rai, University of Warwick" - South Asian Research Network on Gender, Law and Governance Conclusion 10. "Simon Maxwell, Overseas Development Institute" and "Diane Stone, University of Warwick" - The Challenge of Transnational Knowledge Networks
