Listen to this conversation with Vidya Diwakar, Deputy Director of the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN) and a Research Fellow at IDS, on working with partners globally to study poverty over time. We look at the history of CPAN, which arose from the partnerships formed during the Chronic Poverty Research Centre, and the opportunities and challenges that arise from mixing methods. As CPAN involves working with research institutions across 17 different countries, Vidya discusses how they not only include partners but also value their leadership in key areas of policy and practice, as well as in shaping their methodological approach and focal areas. Finally, we talk about how policy makers respond to their data and Vidya shares advice for other poverty researchers who are struggling to get traction for their work.

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