Issues in assessing the policy influence of research.

A methodology is presented for evaluating the effect of research on public policy. The article reviews the origins of the methodology, outline it in depth, and explore what happened in implementation.This study was implemented by the International Development Research Center, Canada, in order to learn more about how the research it supports influences public policy. Through a series of background studies and cases studies, the Center is building an understanding of how its work is used in policy formulation and will use that understanding to strengthen its capacity to support such work in the future.