Tracking global evidence-to-policy pathways in the coronavirus crisis : a preliminary report

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2020-09

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This progress report is the first in a planned series of reports and studies stemming from the INGSA evidence-to-policy tracker, an online and participatory data collection tool established at the outset of the global pandemic. The specific aim of the tracker is to capture the contexts and processes behind recorded policy changes, especially with respect to the mobilisation and transfer of supporting evidence and expertise. This initial progress report is based on a subset of twenty-two cases, with two of these examined in more detail by way of illustration (DRC and Sri Lanka). These cases are exploratory and illustrative, rather than comprehensive. They were chosen for regional and institutional diversity and for the sufficiency of available data at the time of writing. They complement existing published research and the work of our partners. A typology of six initial pandemic response strategies was identified and then used as the basis for cluster analyses of policy choices within the subset of cases. Preliminary findings suggest that the choice of strategy provided an initial, but evolving, template for how evidence/expertise were mobilised within distinct institutional contexts. This preliminary report will help guide case selection for a series of in-depth case studies to be developed over the course of 2021. The choice of detailed case studies is not limited to the subset used in this illustrative and exploratory report.

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EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY, COVID-19, COVID-19 RESPONSE, GLOBAL

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