The Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) and the Centre for Evaluation are delighted to announce the first in a new lecture series addressing methods and innovation in primary studies.
The Four Waves of the Evidence Revolution: Progress and Challenges in Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
The evidence movement has rolled out in four waves since the 1990s: the results agenda, the rise of RCTs, systematic reviews, and developing an evidence architecture. This revolution is uneven across sectors and countries and is an unfinished revolution. Drawing on experiences from around the world, this talk will provide a historical overview of the evidence movement and the challenges it faces. Response to these challenges will be considered, including those offered by the work of CEDIL.
Howard is the research director of CEDIL and Chief Executive Officer of the Campbell Collaboration. Previously he was the founding Executive Director of the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) and before that led the impact evaluation programme of the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group. He started his career as an academic researcher at the Institute of Social Studies in the Hague, and the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. As an academic he leans toward work with policy relevance, and working in the policy field leans toward academic rigour as a basis for policy and practice.
The event will be livestreamed.
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