Evidence gap map

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Latest evidence gap map briefs

Evidence gap map

These briefs describe what the maps cover, explain why and how they were done, and summarise main findings.

Lessons from six evidence gap maps on women’s political empowerment

Evidence gap map Brief 3ie 2023
 
The brief is based on studies identified by six evidence gap maps commissioned by USAID’s Center for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance on women’s political empowerment.

Digital technology for democracy

Evidence gap map Brief 3ie 2023
 
This brief analyses interventions that focus on key technology issues. The interventions are drawn from six evidence gap maps developed for USAID’s Center for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance.

Implementation of tax reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa

Evidence gap map Brief 3ie 2023
 
The brief highlights research findings and observations from 11 studies on interventions related to tax reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa. The studies are extracted from an evidence gap map on governance, which includes 19 systematic reviews and 485 impact evaluations. The brief and map were commissioned by USAID’s Center for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance.

Lessons from interventions to strengthen accountability mechanisms and improve voter inclusion

Evidence gap map Brief 3ie 2023
 
The authors of this brief systematically identified, mapped, and described the evidence base of interventions that promote political competition through elections. The evidence gap map contains two systematic reviews and 195 impact evaluations. The characteristics of the evidence are described and mapped according to a framework of 28 interventions and 27 outcomes. This map was commissioned by USAID’s Center for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance.

Approaches to advance human rights through social and behavior change communication

Evidence gap map Brief 3ie 2023
 
The brief highlights findings and observations from seven systematic reviews, 15 quantitative impact evaluations, and five qualitative studies on social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions to prevent, protect, and respond to human rights violations in low-and middle-income countries. The evidence gap map contains 46 systematic reviews and 377 impact evaluations. This map was commissioned by USAID’s Center for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance.

Prevent, protect, and respond to human rights violations: Combating trafficking in persons (C-TIP)

Evidence gap map Brief 3ie 2023
 
Authors of this brief highlight research findings and observations from five studies on interventions to prevent human rights violations, protect victims and human rights defenders and respond to human rights abuses by combatting trafficking in persons (C-TIP). These studies are included in an evidence gap map on human rights interventions commissioned by USAID's Center for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance.

Strengthening civil society in ‘closed’ contexts

Evidence gap map Brief 3ie 2022
 

Authors of this brief summarize the key findings from a subset of studies implemented in settings rated as “closed” in the CIVICUS civic space index.

Developing groups for participatory decision-making

Evidence gap map Brief 3ie 2022
 

Authors of this brief summarize the key findings from a subset of studies of interventions to support coalitions or groups taking part in participatory decision-making processes.

Interventions aiming at monitoring public and private institutions via civil society

Evidence gap map Brief 3ie 2022
 

Authors of this brief summarize the key findings from a subset of studies of interventions aiming at monitoring public and private institutions via civil society.

Disseminating information through media for governance and electoral change

Evidence gap map Brief 3ie 2022
 

The authors of this brief summarize the key findings from a subset of studies on independent media, specifically, impact evaluations that look at the effect of disseminating information through med