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Paul Thissen

Paul-Thissen
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Senior Evaluation and Communication Specialist
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Paul provides technical and management leadership of and support for impact evaluations, synthesis, and other evidence programs. He is the lead author for 3ie’s 2020 Hindsight campaign blogs. Paul also supports the production of communication materials to effectively convey research findings and 3ie accomplishments to a wide variety of audiences.
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Pourquoi les partenariats à long terme sont importants pour le développement : perspectives issues de la collaboration…

Les gouvernements sont confrontés à des défis de plus en plus complexes : insécurité alimentaire, chocs climatiques, exigences croissantes en matière de redevabilité, etc. Pour prendre des décisions…

Why long-term partnerships matter for development: Insights from 3ie’s collaboration with the West African Development…

Governments face increasingly complex challenges: food insecurity, climate shocks, rising demands for accountability, and more. To make sound decisions, they need reliable answers to questions of…

Can local peacebuilding work? Promising evidence from two new studies

Is it possible to reduce violent conflict at a local level through peacebuilding projects? If so, what kind of interventions are effective in doing so? Two recent studies from Nigeria and Sudan…

Ethics advances at JDEff for our peacebuilding special issue and beyond

Ethical considerations should remain at the forefront of researchers’ minds when conducting evaluations of development, humanitarian, and peacebuilding interventions. To make sure that authors for…

Missing the forest for the seedlings: The importance of long-term follow-up impact evaluations

Most impact evaluations capture short-term (1-2 year) results, but development interventions often aim to shape outcomes over entire lifetimes or even future generations. For example, designers of a…