Annex - strengthening knowledge ecosystems : Lebanon case study
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2021-11-15
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This case study highlights the importance of enabling research actors to undertake needs-based research that responds to the current challenges Lebanon is facing. In the midst of a dire financial crisis the country is highly polarised, hampering academic freedom where evidence-based discussions are viewed with suspicion. The crisis has impacted research funding, and the capabilities of researchers to steer socially relevant agenda. The study emphasises the centrality of policy dialogue across political divides as a pre-condition to policy uptake and implementation. It proposes actionable recommendations to the donor community on how to support research-informed policymaking in Lebanon.
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Due to the sensitivity of the topics discussed, all names of authors who contributed to this study cannot be disclosed.
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RESEARCH NEEDS, POLITICAL STABILITY, ECONOMIC CRISIS, RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING, KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION, HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH TO POLICY, INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, DONOR AID, LEBANON, MIDDLE EAST, FRAGILE STATES