University-Based Researchers as Knowledge Brokers for Climate Policies and Action

David Lewis (), M. Feisal Rahman (), Revocatus Twinomuhangi (), Shababa Haque, Nazmul Huq (), Saleemul Huq (), Lars Ribbe () and Asif Ishtiaque ()
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David Lewis: London School of Economics & Political Science
M. Feisal Rahman: Independent University of Bangladesh
Revocatus Twinomuhangi: Makerere University Centre for Climate Change Research and Innovations (MUCCRI), Makerere University
Shababa Haque: Independent University of Bangladesh
Nazmul Huq: ICLEI
Saleemul Huq: Independent University of Bangladesh
Lars Ribbe: ITT, TH Köln
Asif Ishtiaque: University of Michigan

The European Journal of Development Research, 2023, vol. 35, issue 3, No 8, 656-683

Abstract: Abstract Responding effectively to climate crisis requires strong science-policy links to be put in place. Past research on the research-policy interface indicates longstanding challenges that have become more acute in the case of climate science, since this requires multi-disciplinary approaches and faces distinctive political challenges in linking knowledge with policy. What can be learned from the experiences of university-based researchers seeking to influence policy as they try to operate in the brokering space? With this in mind, an empirical study was designed to capture the detailed views and experiences of forty researchers in four universities across four countries—Bangladesh, Germany, Uganda and UK. It found a wide range of different researcher attitudes to policy engagement, diverse methods of engaging, a preference for working with government and civil society over private sector policy actors, and a perceived need for more university support. The findings suggest a need to rethink conditions for engagement to create spaces for knowledge exchange and cooperation that can contribute to policies for societal transformation. More attention also needs to be paid to interdisciplinary research approaches, improving research connections with private sector actors, and strengthening university research links with local communities. Finally, the position of university based researchers in the Global South will require strengthening to improve North–South knowledge exchange, capacity development, and incentives for policy engagement.

Keywords: Climate change; Knowledge brokers; Research-policy interface; Evidence-informed decision-making; Evidence-to-policy; University-based research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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