Samarbejde forskning og civilsamfund

På denne side vil CISU samle perspektiver på hvordan civilsamfundsorganisationer kan inddrage forsknings komponenter i udviklings indsatser, herunder hvordan sådanne komponenter kan spille en rolle i ansøgninger til Civilsamfundspuljen. 

Nedenstående 'guiding principles' er udkomme af workshop afhold 2. december 2021. De er et første forsøg på at formulere nogle begreber og principper for hvordan man kan inddrage forskningskomponenter, når man arbejder med indsatser i Civilsamfundspuljen. 

Guiding principles integration of research in CISU funded interventions 

1.1 The ‘good documentation’ in development interventions is essential in many ways, as it provides the foundation for reflection, learning and deeper understanding of target group and context. It is required in relation to monitoring and reporting on interventions and, in addition, we know documented experience-based knowledge has far greater impact on the target group, as it is perceived as more ‘real’. The good documentation and documented experience-based knowledge gives greater legitimacy in interventions, both in relation to advocacy efforts based on facts and documented stories, cases, and experiences, but also to open doors to local, national, and international authorities and decision makers in relation to, for example, preventive work, policy development and updating procedures and practices of authorities, participation in expert groups, etc.

1.2: The documentation of experiences constitutes one of the assessment criteria in CISU funded applications, and documentation of experiences can also encompass research if the following shared principles are addressed.

1.3: The ‘good documentation’ of experiences can be established through the application of relevant M&E approaches, as well as through action research and partnership with academia and research institutions. Different approaches can be applied depending on the context and strategy of intervention, both to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and data between academia and the different actors involved in the intervention, and/or to support the production of knowledge. Depending on the context and scope of project, the following components should be considered in the design of the intervention containing elements of research.  

The above model distinguishes between knowledge sharing and knowledge creation to make the point, that the two components can be integrated both separately and combined in an intervention. No matter if one or both components is applied, it is important to have a keen eye on both in the design of the intervention. 

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