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RESEARCH SERVICES

Commissioned policy research, grounded in the Souths.

The Andalus Committee offers specialised policy research services to international organisations, development agencies, foundations, embassies and think tanks. With researchers representing over 65 nationalities across four continents, we bring perspectives grounded in local-language sources and on-the-ground expertise.

PILOT PHASE

Our first missions are offered free of charge, in order to gather feedback and prove our model. Every inquiry is welcome.

WHAT WE OFFER

Three formats, one standard of rigour.

All products are desk-research based and delivered remotely or in person by our existing teams, under the supervision of each office’s editorial head.

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Commissioned Policy Brief

An in-depth analysis of a policy question you define, closing with actionable recommendations.

FORMAT

 

15–25 pages, desk research, policy recommendations

 

TURNAROUND

 

6–10 weeks

 

TEAM

 

2–3 researchers and 1 editorial head

 

B

Regional Intelligence Note

A concise situational analysis or country scan, to brief decision-makers on a fast-moving context.

FORMAT

 

5–10 pages, situational analysis or country scan

 

TURNAROUND

 

2–4 weeks

 

TEAM

 

1–2 researchers and 1 editorial head

 

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Event Research Support

Research around your conference or panel, from the first background paper to the final synthesis.

FORMAT

 

Background papers (10–15 p.), speaker briefings (2–3 p.) and a post-event synthesis (5–10 p.)

 

TURNAROUND

 

4–6 weeks before the event, 2 weeks after

 

TEAM

 

2–3 researchers and 1 communications officer

 

SELECT AN OFFICE

Choose the team closest to your question.

Each mission is led by one of our Country Offices. Indicate your preferred office in the request form, based on geographic or thematic fit.

Paris Office
London Office
Madrid Office
New York Office
Doha Office

Paris Office

France, EU institutions, Francophone Africa

London Office

United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, Anglophone Africa, South Asia

Madrid Office

Spain, Ibero-America, the Euro-Mediterranean

New York Office

United States, the UN system, the Americas

Doha Office

Qatar, the Gulf, the wider Middle East

HOW A MISSION WORKS

From request to delivery.

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Request

Send us your research need through the form below.

Routing

Our Executive Board routes it to the most relevant Country Office.

Answer within a week

The office confirms within one week whether it can take on the mission.

Delivery

A dedicated team, supervised by the office’s editorial head, delivers to the agreed scope and deadline.

PORTFOLIO

A sample of our work.

Currency of the Green Transition
The Tren Maya Project of Mexico
Regional Resilience

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Currency of the Green Transition

Climate policy in the CFA franc zone

LATIN AMERICA

The Tren Maya Project of Mexico

A political-legal analysis of its consultation process

INDO-PACIFIC

Regional Resilience

The ASEAN Power Grid as a path to energy security

Unemployment and Irregular Migration

SWANA

Unemployment and Irregular Migration

Can EU aid reshape Tunisia’s future?

REQUEST A MISSION

Tell us about your research need.

 

Indicate your preferred office, the timeline you have in mind and, if you wish, a proposed amount. We currently offer free pilot missions, and every inquiry is welcome.

Thank you. Your request has been received: we will reply within one week.

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