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PresentationThe Network of Researchers on Policy and Programme Evaluation of the French Evaluation Society is pleased to invite you to a free research seminar on:Methods for Synthesizing Knowledge, to beheld on December 10th 2012 at Paris-Dauphine University, Amphitheater 11.The promotion of evidence-based policy by an increasing number of national governments and international organisations has triggered the issues of gathering available evidence on the impact of public interventions, assessing its credibility, and providing policy-makers with knowledge syntheses. Two state-of-art methods have emerged up to date. The first approach builds on the tools of evidence based medicine: systematic review and meta-analysis. The second approach, called realist synthesis, is rooted in social sciences methodologies.This research seminar will present and discuss the available methods (see programme below).English will be the working language.Thanks in advance for confirming your participation with the registration form below as soon as possible at accueil@sfe-asso.fr as the number of attendants will be limited.This is seminar being free, we would like to specify that lunch will not be provided.AttendanceFirst name / NomLast name / Pr&#233;nomUniversity /Universit&#233;Email &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;Will attend at research seminar on &#171;&#160;Methods for synthesizing knowledge&#160;&#187;Programme10 am &#8211; 10.15 am : Welcome coffee/tea10:15am &#8211; 10:30 am: IntroductionAgathe Devaux-Spatarakis, PhD&#160; student, Centre Emile Durkheim, Eureval10:30 am- 12 am : Systematic reviews and meta-analysis(45 &#8216;)Hilmar Schneider, Director of Labour Policy at IZA (independent research institute, which conducts nationally and internationally oriented labour market research)(10&#8217;) discussion:&#160; Roland Rathelot, Researcher at the CREST&#160; (Center of research in economy and statistics), associate member of J-Pal.(35&#8217;) Open discussion12 am - 1:30 pm:Lunch1:30 pm-3 pm: Realist synthesis(45 &#8216;) Ray Pawson, Professor of Social Research Methodology, University of Leeds(10&#8217;) discussion: Eric Breton, Holder of the Inpes Research Chair in Health Promotion, EHESP School of Public Health.(35&#8217;) Open discussion3 pm &#8211; 3:15 pm:Break3:15 pm &#8211; 4:00 pm: Mixed method synthesis(45 &#8216;) Jos Vaessen, Evaluation manager at UNESCO, Maastricht University.4:00 pm &#8211; 5.00 pm: Concluding sessionModerated by Jacques Toulemonde, Eureval and Lyon University(30&#8217;) Panel discussion with the three main speakers on the areas of relevance of the various methods30&#8217;) Open discussion and concluding remarks