How can academic research influence real-world decisions?

In this twelfth episode, we explore what it takes to move research beyond academic journals and into the hands of policymakers. What makes findings stick? What are the obstacles to engagement? And how can researchers work more effectively across the gap between knowledge and action?

To discuss this, our host Alex Maxelon is joined by Peter Kragelund, Director of the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and Senior Researcher at EHTZ. With a background in political economy and international development, his work spans issues of South–South cooperation, private-sector development, and policy influence in Sub-Saharan Africa.

This podcast is part of the Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania (EHTZ) research project—a collaboration between universities in Denmark and Tanzania. Funded by Danida and led by Professor Lisa Ann Richey, the project explores how ordinary people engage in humanitarian action. Learn more at everydayhumanitarianismintanzania.org. 

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