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Evidence-based policy research: critical review of some international programmes on relationships between social science research and policy-making
Civil Society, Policy Document, Other UN AgencyThe report has two main objectives. Firstly, to critically present current programmes implemented by international organizations, which seek to enhance the interconnections between social scientific research and policy. Secondly, to highlight a series of critical issues with regard to the nature of the linkages between the two domains. This double venture and the debate it provokes ultimately aim...
Comparing the Effectiveness of Accountability Mechanisms in Eastern Europe and Latin America
Conflict, Democracy, Europe and CIS, Justice, Latin America and the Carribean, Policy Document, Other UN AgencyA society that transitions from authoritarianism or armed conflict to a democracy needs to address important questions of justice and accountability for past human rights abuses in order to build a stable and peaceful future. In the rapidly maturing field of transitional justice an expanding number of initiatives have taken place providing valuable lessons for newly democratizing societies....
What Men Have to Do with It - Public Policies to Promote Gender Equality
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Governance and Gender, Latin America and the Carribean, Policy Document, Academic/Think Tank, Civil SocietyHow can public policies more adequately engage men and boys in achieving gender equality and reducing gender disparities in health and social welfare? How can underlying social norms and institutions be changed to support men in becoming more gender-equitable on a large scale? A growing number of program experiences with men and boys worldwide confirm that programs can influence men’s...
Estado de la Educación Costarricense - índices (Segundo)
Latin America and the Carribean, Policy Document, Public Administration, Other UN AgencyEl Informe Estado de la Educación es una iniciativa impulsada por el Consejo Nacional de Rectores (Conare), con la finalidad de proveer conocimiento actualizado sobre el desarrollo de la educación costarricense y por esta vía propiciar la democracia participativa y apoyar el proceso de toma de decisiones en este campo. En especial, se pretende determinar cu...
Happiness Studies and Legal Policy
Civil Society, Policy Document, Academic/Think TankSocial scientists have conducted numerous empirical and experimental studies of self-reported happiness. This review focuses on two fundamental areas of research in happiness and law, namely alternative measures of happiness and various policies to foster happiness. There are many aspects, concepts, dimensions, and visions of happiness. Empirical findings often depend critically on...
Mashup indices of Development
Civil Society, Governance and MDG, Policy Document, Inter-Governmental OrganizationCountries are increasingly being ranked by some new "mashup index of development," defined as a composite index for which existing theory and practice provides little or no guidance to its design. Thus the index has an unusually large number of moving parts, which the producer is essentially free to set. The parsimony of these indices is often appealing -- collapsing multiple...