This book presents an academically rigorous yet practical guide to efforts to understand how knowledge, policy and power interact to promote or prevent change.

Harry Jones is a Research Fellow in the RAPID (Research and Policy In Development) programme, specialising in the role of knowledge in Southern policy processes and frameworks for tackling complex policy problems. Nicola Jones is a Research Fellow in the Social Development Programme at ODI who has published widely on knowledge, policy and power dynamics. Louise Shaxson is a research fellow at ODI and an associate of the consultancy company Delta Partnership. She works in the UK and overseas, analysing and advising on a broad range of issues to do with evidence and policy. David Walker is a Research Officer in the Social Development Programme at ODI who has published on policy dynamics and cross-cutting social issues.