This guidebook emphasizes the importance and need for evidence-based policy-making and outlines relevant regulations (including the legal procedures regulating Kosovo institutions when contracting companies or engaging external experts to provide data and information) and methodological issues, with a particular focus on community issues. It is intended to be a useful tool for Kosovo government institutions mandated to conduct research and develop policies related to community rights in Kosovo. This guidebook was prepared under the project ‘Supporting Effective Governance for Minority Communities in Kosovo’, funded by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA).