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Applied policy research and analysis across leadership, governance and international affairs.
Applied Policy Research
The Institute publishes applied policy research and analysis across leadership, governance and international affairs. Drawing on academic literature, institutional reports and current policy debate, each brief examines a specific question relevant to the Institute’s programme areas and sets out its implications for practice. The collection is updated on a rolling basis as new briefs are published.
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Policy briefs examining questions relevant to leadership, governance and international affairs.
Leadership in Governance: Closing the Gap Between Investment and Institutional Outcomes
Leadership development remains one of the most heavily resourced areas of public sector reform, yet the link between individual leadership competencies and system-level…
Read moreLeadership and Management: A Working Distinction for Public Institutions
Leadership and management are frequently used interchangeably in public sector training, yet the research literature treats them as related but distinct functions. Where…
Read moreYouth Leadership: What the Evidence Suggests About Effective Programme Design
Youth leadership initiatives have expanded rapidly over the past decade, yet the field remains comparatively under-researched relative to adult and organisational leadership…
Read moreGlobal Leadership: Beyond Technical Expertise and International Experience
As organisations and institutions increasingly operate across borders, "global leadership" is often assumed to follow from technical expertise, language ability or overseas…
Read moreLeadership Development Among Students: What the Research Shows
Leadership development in higher education has expanded significantly through campus-based training, study abroad and co-curricular programming, yet the research base remains…
Read moreGlobal Governance: Institutional Strain and the Search for New Models
The multilateral institutions established after the Second World War including the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and the World Health Organi s ation are facing…
Read morePublic Policy: Why Evidence-Based Design Often Fails at Implementation
Evidence-based policymaking grounding government decisions in rigorous research and data rather than ideology or intuition is widely endorsed as good practice, yet a…
Read moreCultural Exchange: Evidence for Its Educational and Institutional Value
Cultural exchange through study abroad, student exchange programmes and structured international partnerships is widely promoted as beneficial, but the research base is more…
Read morePeace: What Research Shows About What Actually Builds It
Peacebuilding is a well-funded and long-studied field, yet evidence increasingly shows that standardised, externally-driven models technical and institutional reforms imported…
Read moreSocial Entrepreneurship: The Unresolved Problem of Measuring Impact
Social entrepreneurship has grown into an established field of academic study and practice, but a persistent, well-documented weakness runs through it: standards for measuring an…
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