Understanding Influence : The Use of Statebuilding Research in British Policy (Hardcover, New ed)

Introduction. Part I Background: Fixing fragility: statebuilding in international perspective; The quiet revolution: approaches to research management; Brick by brick: the evolution of British statebuilding policy and research use. Part II Analysis: Quantitative findings; Elite evidence: a case study on political settlements research use; Grounded theory: the dynamics of research use in Afghanistan, Nepal and Sierra Leone; Retracing our steps: backward tracking research in British security sector reform policy in Sierra Leone. Part III Synthesis: Dimensions of influence and uptake; Cumulative influence; Conclusion. Annexes; Bibliography; Index.