ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the presentation and interpretation of the quantitative findings of the study. It presents some first general findings derived from the bibliometric, documentary, quotation and content analysis of some of the most influential Department for International Development (DfID) funded state building-oriented research, as well as from the analysis of the answers of a survey targeting 40 British policymakers working in headquarters and country offices. Nonetheless, the combined findings from bibliometric data and from policymakers' answers to the survey provide a preliminary understanding of the degree to which research influences policy documents and the work of practitioners. Quantitative analysis can only capture to a limited extent the nuances and complexities of the dynamic interaction between state building-oriented research and policy. It analyses the quantitative data collected through the bibliometric, the content analysis, and the survey exercise and people ascertained the different influence on policy of academic, grey literature, and action-oriented research.
