Howard White lecture

The 3ie Howard White lecture series is being established in honour of Dr Howard White, the first executive director of 3ie. Howard successfully grew 3ie, from its humble beginnings in 2008, into an internationally renowned global non-profit grant-making organisation that funds policy-relevant, experimental and quasi-experimental, theory-based, mixed method impact evaluations and theory-based systematic reviews.

Each year, the 3ie Howard White lecture selection committee will invite a distinguished international development professional to deliver a lecture on a topic related to 3ie’s mission. Below you can find all the lectures in this series and web-links to the video recordings. 

These videos are also accompanied by a transcription of the lecture. 3ie requests all speakers to provide a copy of their lecture or agree to have 3ie transcribe the tape of their lecture and edit for publication.

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07 November 2018
London
Howard white lecture

Fifth Howard White Lecture

Gonzalo Hernández Licona (CONEVAL and former 3ie board commissioner) presented challenges to setting up national monitoring and evaluation units and how evaluators have to work within political…

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08 November 2017
London
Howard white lecture

Fourth Howard White Lecture

Professor Charlotte Watts talked about the growing demand for robust evidence on how to address complex social phenomena, such as violence against women and girls (VAWG).

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11 April 2016
London
Howard white lecture

Third 3ie Howard White Lecture

In the 2016 Howard White Lecture, Leonard Wantchekon called for more rigorous evaluations of political institutions and policymaking and how they would work, referencing research he and colleagues…

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13 April 2015
Washington DC
Howard white lecture

Second 3ie Howard White Lecture

In the second 3ie Howard White lecture, Deborah L Rugg used highlights from her 33 years of national and international professional experience to discuss the barriers she overcame and the tips on…

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14 October 2014
London
Howard white lecture

Inaugural 3ie Howard White Lecture

Fieldwork is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see. The importance of going deep on context.

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07 November 2018
London
Howard white lecture

Fifth Howard White Lecture

Gonzalo Hernández Licona (CONEVAL and former 3ie board commissioner) presented challenges to setting up national monitoring and evaluation units and how evaluators have to work within political…

Read more
08 November 2017
London
Howard white lecture

Fourth Howard White Lecture

Professor Charlotte Watts talked about the growing demand for robust evidence on how to address complex social phenomena, such as violence against women and girls (VAWG).

Read more
11 April 2016
London
Howard white lecture

Third 3ie Howard White Lecture

In the 2016 Howard White Lecture, Leonard Wantchekon called for more rigorous evaluations of political institutions and policymaking and how they would work, referencing research he and colleagues…

Read more
13 April 2015
Washington DC
Howard white lecture

Second 3ie Howard White Lecture

In the second 3ie Howard White lecture, Deborah L Rugg used highlights from her 33 years of national and international professional experience to discuss the barriers she overcame and the tips on…

Read more
14 October 2014
London
Howard white lecture

Inaugural 3ie Howard White Lecture

Fieldwork is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see. The importance of going deep on context.

Read more
19 February 2025
Howard white lecture

Fourth Howard White Lecture

Rigged or rigorous? Researcher-practitioner partnerships to evaluate the impact of complex social interventions Speaker: Charlotte Watts, chief scientific adviser, DFID

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