Ella Research

ELLA conducts comparative, context-sensitive, policy-relevant research through the synthesis of existing research, original data collection and analysis, and comparative analysis. Research Centres with 1 paired interests brought together to identify a policy relevant topic on their regions’ agenda. Research questions are firmed up, engaging policymakers and other likely users of the research. Good practice in research design and methods is reviewed with each research pair - with a focus on causal research approaches, rigorous evidence-based literature reviews and the use of mixed methods for original research