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SUMMARY:The search for satisfying methods in complex policy research: A jo
 urney spanning natural experimental methods\, process tracing\, systems th
 inking and community-based system dynamics
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DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Dr Miriam Alvarado will introduce a motivating 
 policy problem (a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in Barbados) and discuss th
 e ways in which she has used a variety of methods and approaches\, includi
 ng interrupted time series analysis\, process tracing\, systems thinking a
 nd community-based system dynamics in an attempt to iteratively strengthen
  the quality of analytical insights and address the ‘what now/next’ qu
 estion in relation to this policy. Along the way\, Dr Alvarado and colleag
 ues developed and used several thinking tools (e.g. ‘Work package Zero
 ’)\, methodological guidance (steps to guide a systems-informed evaluati
 on)\, and unusual combinations of existing methods (ITS and process tracin
 g through an evidential pluralist lens).\n\nDr Alvarado will reflect on th
 e lessons learned and experiences across these approaches\, and discuss ex
 citing areas for future methodological development.
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LOCATION:VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention\, VBR Department
  of Social Policy and Intervention 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House)
   Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2ER United Kingdom
SPEAKER:Dr Miriam Alvarado (University of Cambridge)
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