Why focus on local research?
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Local research fosters critical thinking, builds active networks, and guides national development priorities, with a significant disparity in research distribution favoring high-income economies. It plays a vital role in transforming knowledge into solutions for democratic debates and policy-making. The document highlights the importance of enhancing local social science research to address inequities in research and development across different income levels.
Why focus on local research?
- 1. WHY FOCUS ON LOCAL RESEARCH? Local research nurtures critical thinking and ownership Local research produces active networks of ‘thinkers’ and ‘doers’ Local research can guide national development priorities LOCAL RESEARCH IS DEVELOPMENT BUT SOME COUNTRIES ARE LEFT OUT OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LOCAL RESEARCH SHOULD INFORM GOVERNANCE & POLICY MAKING GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF RESEARCHERS High-income economies 64.4% Low-income economies 1.3% Middle-income economies 34.3% Citizens can access reliable information, allowing democracies to thrive ? ? Local social science research transforms knowledge into solutions and is crucial for informed democratic debate Doing Research is a unique GDN program that contributes to a better objective assessment of research systems for social sciences in developing countries, to expose weaknesses and shortcomings that can be addressed through research policy and programs. Find out more about Doing Research at www.gdn.int/doingresearch Local research informs development Source for graphs: UNESCO Institute for Statistics 2013; Rakhmani and Siregar, GDN Working Paper 2016. Yes 14% No 86% N=216 NUMBER OF INDONESIAN SCHOLARS PUBLISHED IN SCOPUS-INDEXED JOURNALS