Funding for Social Science Research: Curse or Blessing?

The GDN Doing Research programme management team are pleased to invite you to the second in their two-webinar series.

Among all the enabling factors that contribute to the production of research in developing countries, funding is critical.

But funding alone does not solve all the problems related to the poor state of social science research. Funding sources and how funds are allocated are important to understand, because they have consequences for the types of research produced and for whom, as well as for policymaking. Those incentives can be beneficial, but can also create a number of perverse effects on researchers and their research environment.

What types of incentives should be addressed by funding for social science research?

How to hold accountable and transparent both the funders and the recipients, while safeguarding researchers’ autonomy?

Is the current funding system appropriate to foster the development of a strong local research environment?

These questions will form the basis for our discussions in this second edition of the GDN-R2A Doing Research Webinars.

Hosted by Research to Action, the webinar will be moderated by Megan Lloyd-Laney and feature a number of guest panelists.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.