It was also used to explore the coherence between published documents and stakeholder accounts of the aims, role, and remit of the EAG.
Given the complex processes of policymaking, content analysis of policy documents and stakeholder interviews was selected to find how tacit (unspoken), implicit, and indirect knowledge and opinions shaped the policymaking processes and how more explicit and particular use of research evidence was integrated into policymaking processes.
Of the two contrasting studies being completed: Kenya and South Sudan; each involves a combination of quantitative analysis of secondary data and policy documents and key stakeholder interviews.
Whilst it would include traditional measures, based on what we know from leaked documents and public stakeholder consultations, the TPP appears to have unprecedented protections for investors and intellectual property rights holders [ 8].
In this qualitative study of the content analysis of 21 policy documents and 86 stakeholder interviews from six European countries, it was found that most countries did not have routine reporting mechanisms for policy decisions using research evidence during the policymaking processes.
Notes from documents, transcripts and stakeholder discussions were coded in NVIVO 8 (Mays and Pope 1995; NVivo 2009).
During the mission, we reviewed project documents and interviewed key stakeholders of the I-WASH project at national, regional, district and community level.
The regional coordinator and country collaborator obtained information on the 32 HRP indicators from both documents and discussions with stakeholders in each country in 2000.
Data on the IP were obtained by studying the peer review reports, follow-up correspondence, hospital documents and interviews with stakeholders.
Rating the implementation was performed by studying final reports from subsequent reviews, follow-up correspondence, hospital documents and interviews with stakeholders when necessary.
