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Developing Research and a Research Culture: Results from a Pilot Project in Pakistan

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  • Nadeem Ul Haque

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)

  • David Orden

    (Institute for Society, Culture and Environment, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA.)

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This paper argues that successful public policy requires engaged research developing ideas and evidence from diverse vantage points. Pakistan’s social science research remains fragmented, under-resourced and dependent on external agendas. We describe a five-year pilot programme to enhance Pakistan’s research culture. Seventy-two crowd-sourced and competitively-selected projects at 46 geographically dispersed institutions were supported. Provincial universities were empowered and networking with the better-placed metropolitan institutions proved mutually beneficial to scholarship. Substantial research outputs were completed in important areas of policy. We conclude that such multi-year commitments to review and network engagement are vital to strengthening policy capacity.

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  • Nadeem Ul Haque & David Orden, 2020. "Developing Research and a Research Culture: Results from a Pilot Project in Pakistan," PIDE-Working Papers 2020:25, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
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    1. Pide, 2024. "Political Party Manifestos: Reform Paradox in Pakistan," PIDE Research Report 2024:4, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.

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    Pakistan; Research Community; Social Sciences; Networking; Competitive Grants;
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