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Why trials, qualitative knowledge and institutional analysis answer different questions.
Attributed contributors: Lindsey Moore; Kent Freeze. “Match the evidence to the question.” Advanced Solutions for Development Delivery. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 16 September 2026. Session time 29:06–30:53. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/moments/evidence-beyond-trials
Analyst synthesis. The recording establishes that a claim was made. It does not independently establish the claimed effect.
Freeze warns that exclusive emphasis on trials can exclude qualitative knowledge and institutional questions.
Proposed mechanism: Use methods appropriate to questions about governance and civil society.
Limit: Explicitly values RCTs for suitable questions; not a rejection of experimental evidence.