Supporting methods
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Research and evidence

Supporting methods

The research behind Nexus Campaigns: the questions it asks, the methods it uses and how evidence is reviewed before it is published.

Publisher
The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation
Field
Information and public trust, Society and human development
Status
Established
Service level
R0: information and enquiries

Evidence register

Campaigns · Supporting methods

Register currentGCRI · Nexus Campaigns

Indicators

unit · cadence · label

People reachedpeopleweeklyREPORTEDSP-1326
Knowledge gainscore changeper waveSURVEYSP-5288
Consent records complete of participantsweeklyOFFICIALSP-7050
Preparedness actions taken of householdsper waveSURVEYSP-7542
Complaints and feedbackitemsweeklyREPORTEDSP-2243

Source passport

Source
Participation records
Licence
open · attribution
Steward
Campaign lead
Coverage
69 pct of places
Known limits
sparse in uplands

Coverage by place

Nexus Campaigns · Evidence registerEvidence register, in outline: domain structure with placeholder names and illustrative values, not a record.

01In brief

The short answer.

Nexus Campaigns research is the evidence work behind the platform: questions such as risk literacy and water and food awareness, answered with social and behavioural science as well as decision analysis under uncertainty and reviewed before publication. Every result carries an evidence label, from observed to modelled or expert judgement, and missing data is shown as missing, never filled silently.

02Canvas

Draft to published version.

Canvas · draft to published versionDesign, not a record
Supporting methods: institutional oversight of researchCapacity and oversight only: proposals go to an institutional committee, reviewed under national rules, approved with conditions, supported by training, audited, and incidents are reported to the national body. Design of the process, not a record of a run.

Fig.How a finding is reviewed before it is published. Design, not a record.

03Geography

Digital demand and connectivity in West Africa.

Urban demand centres and the hubs that anchor digital and data infrastructure, shown for West Africa as an example geography for this subject.

Urban demand centres and the hubs that anchor digital and data infrastructure.Indicator derived from Natural Earth at map scale; a screening view, not an assessment.
GCRI · Nexus Campaigns · fieldDESIGN FIGURE
04Questions

What the research asks.

  1. 01

    Risk literacy

    Teaching complex risks with clear evidence.

  2. 02

    Water and food awareness

    Campaigns rooted in life-support systems.

  3. 03

    Community preparedness

    Preparedness information and community safeguards.

  4. 04

    Responsible AI literacy

    Practical understanding of AI risks.

  5. 05

    Campaign governance

    Sponsor neutrality and public claims.

  6. 06

    Participation consent

    Voluntary roles and privacy.

05Open questions

What public risk campaign research cannot yet answer well enough for decisions.

Campaign science asks what actually changes what people know and do about risk, and how to measure it without overstating the effect of a campaign.

06Evidence

Every result keeps its label.

Results are labelled as observed, officially reported, estimated, modelled, forecast, scenario or expert judgement. Missing data is shown as missing, never filled silently.

Methods

Methods and uncertainty

How results are produced and where they stop

Sources

Source and data register

Where data comes from and on what terms

Publications

Reviewed outputs

Citable work with its editorial status

07Key terms

Terms used on this page.

Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.

TermDefinition
Research integrityConduct of research in line with principles of reliability, honesty, respect and accountability, as the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity sets them out.
Evidence labelA tag on an assertion naming the kind of evidence behind it, such as observed, officially reported or modelled.
ReproducibilityObtaining consistent results using the same data and analysis code as the original study.
Boil-water noticeAn instruction from a water supplier or health authority to boil tap water before drinking because of possible contamination.
08Sources

Where this page's references lead.

The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.

09Questions

Questions and answers.

Can I propose a research question?
Yes. Write to contact@therisk.global with the question, the context and who would use the answer. A proposal receives a reference; it does not commit the platform to the work.
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