Research support for movements across Oceania
We do the research that helps movements win.
Are you someone who loves unearthing the facts and connecting the dots? Whether you’re an experienced professional or simply someone who loves digging for the truth, your contribution matters.
We are a network of volunteer sleuths with a knack for investigation and a passion for justice, working in support of grassroots campaigns and movements across Oceania. Sign up below and we'll be in touch.
Need research support for your campaign? Our network provides targeted intelligence to help advocacy organisations build stronger campaigns and achieve their goals. See examples of the research we offer.
Whether you're a community group, a climate organisation, or a policy campaign, our researchers can help. This note explains what projects we take on.
Profiling companies, individuals, or political candidates to identify leverage points, connections, and vulnerabilities that strengthen your campaign strategy.
Analysing the feasibility of policy proposals, understanding how many people your demands affect, and assessing elements of campaign effectiveness.
Identifying key stakeholders, allies, and power dynamics in your area before launching campaigns or organising efforts.
Processing existing datasets, tracking activities of targets, and providing ongoing intelligence to support your activities and strategies.
From financial tracking to historical campaign analysis to message testing. Helping you understand patterns and precedents that inform your approach.
Building cumulative intelligence from campaign outcomes to strengthen future movements and grow the power of civil society across Oceania.
The Advocacy Research Network has assisted many groups with their research needs. Here's a sample of the work we've delivered, who we did it for, and where you can read the results:
for the Climate Justice Coalition (Seed, AYCC, Tipping Point, 350.org Australia & Pacific Climate Warriors)
We researched and designed a practical guide to running effective climate justice conversations, drawing on interviews with organisers and ten campaign case studies.
Read the guide Commons: Guidance & tactical tools Commons: How conversations shift attitudes Commons: 11 case studies Commons: Growing & sustaining volunteers
We supported a visioning process to imagine and articulate a shared vision for a just climate future, which 350.org Australia then published.
Read the published vision Commons: Turning theory into real-world change
for Australian Progress and Nature Media Centre
We developed a guide to effective organising in rural and regional communities, synthesising a review of 119 resources with interviews and academic literature.
Explore the guide Commons: 10 practical lessons from the field
for End Fossil Fuel Sponsorships
We mapped the connections between the Queensland Museum's board members and corporate interests to help the group understand the governance arrangements behind the institution.
for the Environmental Research Hub
We collected and structured the data behind a comprehensive, interactive map of the environmental movement across Oceania.
We gathered and cleaned data from lobbying and political donation registers to help map how influence flows through Australian politics.
a review of academic and grey literature on climate justice in Oceania
We undertook a wide-ranging review of the academic and grey literature on climate justice in Oceania, distilled into an interactive research page.
for No Incinerator for the Scenic Rim
We built an interactive case study tracking the community campaign against the Scenic Rim waste incinerator, showing how it has grown and built power over time.
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