learning
& discussion

Policy research is only useful when it circulates. This area brings together our learning resources, courses, seminars, and public discussion material – for students, researchers, practitioners, and anyone who wants to think more clearly about policy.

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Books

Our books

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Making Things Happen

A practical guide for policy practitioners. Covers the gap between policy ideas and actual implementation, with frameworks and approaches drawn from real-world project experience.

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Econ 001

This may not replace your economics textbook, but it will help you understand it better. An accessible introduction to economic concepts for students and non-economists working in policy.

In development

Courses, seminars, and workshops

These are planned learning offerings in development. We are rolling them out in partnership with other institutions and with government and NGO teams directly.

Coming soon

Online courses

Self-paced courses on policy analysis, research methods, data literacy, monitoring and evaluation, and the fundamentals of public administration. Designed for government staff, researchers, and students.

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Slide decks & teaching materials

Downloadable presentation materials, case studies, and reference slides from our research and briefings. Structured for reuse in training contexts, university classes, and workshop settings.

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Live seminars

In-person and online seminars on policy topics, co-hosted with partner institutions and featuring guest speakers from across the region. Registration will open ahead of each session.

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Workshop facilitation guides

Facilitation guides, participant workbooks, and exercise templates from workshops we run – for organisations and governments that want to run their own capacity-building sessions.

Public discussion

Conversations, panels, and interviews

Policy does not happen in a vacuum. These are conversations we have been part of – interviews, panel discussions, and contributions to public discourse on policy questions.

Panel discussion · January 2026

Liberating the Body Politic: Decolonizing Minds, Movements, and Motherlands

An international public discussion held at Baca di Tebet, Jakarta, on 15 January 2026. The panel brought together speakers from across the region to explore decolonization not only as a political struggle, but as a deeply personal and collective process.

Speakers: Kanti W. Janis (author and advocate, Indonesia), Zayaan Shaafiu (Director, Public Policy Lab, Maldives), Fanda Puspitasari (activist, Institut Sarinah, Indonesia), and Christophe Dorigne-Thomson (Doctor of Political Science, University of Indonesia, Scotland).

Read the edited transcript →
Liberating the Body Politic event poster

Training and seminar enquiries

For organisations interested in custom training sessions, workshops, or seminar programming – in the Maldives, across the region, or online – contact info@policylabmv.com.