We address today’s most important questions in the fields of governance and politics.
Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) is a global research, evaluation, and learning network that promotes rigorous knowledge accumulation, innovation, and evidence-based policy in various governance and accountability domains.
EGAP’s work is centered around governance innovations:
EGAP’s researcher and institutional members have expertise on topics of governance, politics, and institutions around the world, and their work is categorized across four main governance and accountability domains: Institutions & Governance, Mitigation of Societal Conflict, Poverty & Inequality, and Elections, Representation, & Participation. Building on the framework established by these four domains, EGAP established a set of priority themes that categorize our current work.
EGAP members conduct research designed to assess the causal impact of governance innovations. Researchers use a variety of methods including randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and natural experiments to justify causal claims. Many members complement these research designs with qualitative, descriptive, and other observational methods.
EGAP’s cross-disciplinary network of researchers and practitioners are improving empirical research by:
Linking Research and Practice
EGAP members provide early stage research design feedback to one another, share research findings with policymakers and practitioners, and help institutions improve evaluations of governance innovations.
Increasing Researcher Capacity in the Global South
EGAP runs activities aimed at providing methodological training and support to principal investigators in the Global South who might not have access to training and the most up-to-date research resources.
EGAP members are at the forefront of developing and disseminating new methods for rigorous quantitative research. We support their work towards answering complicated methodological questions and sharing best practices.
Policy is often based on the results of one influential study that took place in a specific context. To improve upon this, EGAP coordinates the Metaketa Initiative: clusters of studies evaluating a governance innovation in multiple contexts.
