ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the key organisational elements relevant to the use of state building research and charts some of the most important changes, from those at the more general level of government-wide approaches to evidence utilisation to those more directly and specifically pertaining to state building. It outlines the many ways that the UK government has sought to enhance and strengthen the use of research and evidence in policy, and specifically with respect to the field of state building and governance. Building on early developments in these areas, a so-called quiet revolution' in research utilisation has been occurring in the UK since around 2008. Since 2008, in Department for International Development (DfID) in particular such changes can be said to constitute a quiet revolution in approaches to research management. New practices, incentives and functions within the organisation have been joined by high-level commitments and increased resources devoted to the issue.
