{"id":2399,"date":"2020-11-07T11:10:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T11:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psu.edu.so\/?p=2399"},"modified":"2020-11-07T11:10:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T11:10:29","slug":"policy-writing-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psu.edu.so\/psu\/index.php\/2020\/11\/07\/policy-writing-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy Writing Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since independence, important governance and political decisions in Somalia have not been evidence-based contributing to poor governance and political instability. The challenges of uninformed decisions continue to exist as policy decisions take place in the context of limited evidence, which is costly to the country.<\/p>\n<p>Even when some evidence is available, the policymakers hardly consume available research outputs because most outputs are technical, lengthy, broad, and published in foreign languages making such reports hard to understand and very limited in use. Policy writing could be an effective tool in utilizing the produced research outputs and therefore enabling policymakers to make informed decisions. To address this gap, PSU is organizing a training programme to equip mid-career researchers with skills and knowledge on policy writing using tools that can effectively communicate to policymakers to make informed decisions.\u00a0 This is programme has been designed to be hands-on and make a positive impact.<\/p>\n<p>This training is free, and PSU is grateful to the facilitators and organizations who volunteered to deliver the training and mentor trainees. To take care of the maintenance of participants and logistics of the workshop, selected applicants are expected to pay US$ 100 to PSU.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Training outline <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understanding policy cycle analysis<\/li>\n<li>Policy writing process<\/li>\n<li>Making your writing good<\/li>\n<li>Dissemination and publications<\/li>\n<li>Experience sharing, Case Studies, and Discussions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Facilitators <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Ahmed M. Musa (face -to -face):\u00a0<\/strong><em>Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Nairobi<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Tobias Hagmann (virtual):\u00a0<\/strong><em>Associate Professor in International Development and comparative politics, Roskilde University<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Peter Chonka (virtual):\u00a0<\/strong><em>Researcher and Lecturer in Global Digital Cultures, King\u2019s College London<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Omar S. Mahmood (virtual):\u00a0<\/strong><em>Researcher, International Crisis Group (ICG)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Ahmed Abbaas (face-to-face):\u00a0<\/strong><em>Researcher, Puntland Development and Research Center (PDRC)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Ahmed Shire (face -to -face):\u00a0<\/strong><em>Researcher, Puntland State University<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Registration is open between October 27, 2020, and November 10, 2020<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The duration of the training programme<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 days workshop\/training<\/li>\n<li>68 days mentorship (participants will choose research topics which they will work on with the support of mentors)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selection criteria <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A successful applicant should have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research background (experience in fieldwork)<\/li>\n<li>First Degree (Bachelor) in social sciences or related field<\/li>\n<li>Experience with teamwork<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Apply:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interested candidates who meet the criteria above are required to send the following\u00a0documents:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Filled\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/psu.edu.so\/psu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Registration-Form.pdf\">Registration Form<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/psu.edu.so\/psu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Registration-Form.pdf\">Download<\/a><\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>A cover letter (in English) that addresses the applicant\u2019s motivation<\/li>\n<li>Curriculum Vitae (in English)<\/li>\n<li>Academic writing example (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Mail to: workshop@psu.edu.so by not later than\u00a0<b>November 10, 2020, at 11:59\u00a0p.m. East<\/b>\u00a0<b>Africa Time<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information please reach from the following contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tel: +252 90 6794733<\/p>\n<p>Email: workshop@psu.edu.so<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since independence, important governance and political decisions in Somalia have not been evidence-based contributing to poor governance and political instability. The challenges of uninformed decisions continue to exist as policy decisions take place in the context of limited evidence, which is costly to the country. Even when some evidence is available, the policymakers hardly consume available research outputs because most outputs are technical, lengthy, broad, and published in foreign languages making such reports hard to understand and very limited in use. Policy writing could be an effective tool in utilizing the produced research outputs and therefore enabling policymakers to make informed decisions. To address this gap, PSU is organizing a training programme to equip mid-career researchers with skills and knowledge on policy writing using tools that can effectively communicate to policymakers to make informed decisions.\u00a0 This is programme has been designed to be hands-on and make a positive impact. This training is free, and PSU is grateful to the facilitators and organizations who volunteered to deliver the training and mentor trainees. To take care of the maintenance of participants and logistics of the workshop, selected applicants are expected to pay US$ 100 to PSU. &nbsp; Training outline Understanding policy cycle analysis Policy writing process Making your writing good Dissemination and publications Experience sharing, Case Studies, and Discussions Facilitators Ahmed M. Musa (face -to -face):\u00a0Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Nairobi Tobias Hagmann (virtual):\u00a0Associate Professor in International Development and comparative politics, Roskilde University Peter Chonka (virtual):\u00a0Researcher and Lecturer in Global Digital Cultures, King\u2019s College London Omar S. Mahmood (virtual):\u00a0Researcher, International Crisis Group (ICG) Ahmed Abbaas (face-to-face):\u00a0Researcher, Puntland Development and Research Center (PDRC) Ahmed Shire (face -to -face):\u00a0Researcher, Puntland State University &nbsp; Registration is open between October 27, 2020, and November 10, 2020 &nbsp; The duration of the training programme 4 days workshop\/training 68 days mentorship (participants will choose research topics which they will work on with the support of mentors) &nbsp; Selection criteria A successful applicant should have: Research background (experience in fieldwork) First Degree (Bachelor) in social sciences or related field Experience with teamwork &nbsp; How to Apply:\u00a0 Interested candidates who meet the criteria above are required to send the following\u00a0documents: Filled\u00a0Registration Form, (Download) A cover letter (in English) that addresses the applicant\u2019s motivation Curriculum Vitae (in English) Academic writing example (optional) Mail to: workshop@psu.edu.so by not later than\u00a0November 10, 2020, at 11:59\u00a0p.m. East\u00a0Africa Time. &nbsp; For more information please reach from the following contacts: Tel: +252 90 6794733 Email: workshop@psu.edu.so<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"postBodyCss":"","postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,7],"tags":[31,36,48,59,78],"class_list":["post-2399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-featured","category-news","tag-garowe","tag-higher-education","tag-psu","tag-research","tag-workshop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/psu.edu.so\/psu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/psu.edu.so\/psu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/psu.edu.so\/psu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psu.edu.so\/psu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psu.edu.so\/psu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/psu.edu.so\/psu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psu.edu.so\/psu\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/psu.edu.so\/psu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psu.edu.so\/psu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psu.edu.so\/psu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}