Rapid knowledge: ‘Bridging research and policy’ at the Overseas Development Institute

The article considers the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), an independent research institute, as a case study of research communication in international development policy. ODI was established in 1960 in London, England, as think tank which has extensive networks outside the Great Britain. The article offers an overview of the knowledge utilization literature. It looks at how ODI has translated its organization mission to inform international development policy into tools and practices of individual and organizational entrepreneurship. It also examines the role of think tanks as interlocators which shape the flow of expert knowledge.