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Writing Policy Papers for Researchers

A four-hour hands-on workshop on building an argument, choosing alternatives and drafting recommendations, in which each participant works on the outline of their own paper.

About the event

A hands-on workshop for researchers, postgraduate students and civil society staff who write policy papers or plan to.

Participants arrive with an idea for a paper and leave with a complete one-page outline: the problem, the alternatives, the criteria for choosing between them, and the recommendation.

Speakers

  • Dr Sara Hassan

    Senior Researcher — Economy and Development

    From the research question to the recommendation

  • Dr Huda Al-Jubouri

    Deputy Director for Research

    Common mistakes in policy papers

Schedule

TimeSession
10:00 AMWhat sets a policy paper apart?
11:00 AMExercise: framing the problem and the alternatives
12:00 PMBreak
12:30 PMExercise: selection criteria and the recommendation
1:30 PMGroup review of the outlines

All times are Baghdad time.

Location on the map

Al-Qadisiyah district, near Al-Nusour Square, Baghdad, Iraq · Open in maps

Event registration

Writing Policy Papers for Researchers · 6 October 2026

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