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Mapping the Policy Process
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
Policy Process
• Where – in which structures is your topic being dealt with? (departments, committees, parliament, shareholders meeting etc.)
• Planning process – in which policy stages does policy making take place? (brainstorm, design, pre-decision, formal decision, implementation, control)
• Timeline – when is your topic put forward for decision making? (dates, postponements, delays etc.)
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
The Policy Process: stages• brainstorm phase – personal contacts lobby on public servants is
useful
• design phase – idem + expert meetings
• pre-decision phase – expert meetings with politicians and media attention are useful
• formal decision – here lobbying parliamentarians, media attention can be useful
• at implementing a decision – monitoring and agenda-setting action is useful and new agenda setting and brainstorm starts again.
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
EXERCISE: Policy ProcessWORK OUT DETAILS IN GROUPS:• Where – in which structures is your topic being dealt with?
(departments, committees, parliament, sector meetings, shareholders meeting etc.)
• Planning process – in which policy stages or planning processes does your topic need to be addressed? (brainstorm, design, pre-decision, formal decision, implementation, control. MORE SPECIFIC: national planning processes, national budget deliberations, etc.)
• Timeline – when is your topic put forward for decision making? (dates, decision benchmarks, postponements, delays, etc.)
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
Conclusions
• Apply CLASP:• Start your PI as early as possible in the
process• Maintain contact with all political targets and
allies and/or divide tasks• Provide valuable information and timely
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
Alliance Building
Day 3 A+B
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
ANANSI
“when Spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion!”
( Ethiopian proverb)
Advocacy with associations of disabled persons,CBR, Friday, 04-10-2002
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
The PINCER
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
REGIONAL UNIONS EUROPEAN UNION
EUROPE
WORLD WIDE
National Government donor country
National Governmentrecipient country
International funding NGOsNational partner NGOs
= Governmental (or international businesses) decision makers
= alliance building & networking between NGOs
= Lobby from NGOs to Government structures (Ministries, Parliament, Political Parties)
A device on EFFECTIVE international ADVOCACY
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
Outcome Challenge
✓ Ideally, in order to contribute to the vision, how would the Political Target behave / respond?✓With whom would they be interacting?✓What would they be doing to contribute maximally to the vision?
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
PI Strategy and Plan
Day 3 A+B
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
Expanding influence, closest to outcome challenge
Actively engaged, learning, commitment
Early encouraging response to programme, initial engagement
Long-term
Mid-term
Short-term
Ladder of changeTechnical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
Ladder of Change
Behavior change political target
timeline
Progress markers
activities risks
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
✓A graduated set of statements describing a progression of changed behaviours in the political target
✓Describe changes in actions, activities and relationships leading to the ideal outcome
✓Articulate the complexity of the change process
Progress markers - indicatorsTechnical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
PI activities
• CLASP based PI Activities always are:Preparation:
– Research and Analysis– Legitimacy and Constituency– Networking and Alliances
Implementation:– Lobby– Communication and Campaigning
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
Strategic optionsResearch
and analysis
Legitimacy and consti-
tuency involvemen
t
Networking Lobbying Communi-cation and
media
Aiming at political target
Providing with data/analysis state actors
Holding expert meetings
Organising events
Aiming at allies
Funding research by institute
Board meetings awareness raising FOs
Training in…
Working with media
6 kinds of strategies
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
Monitoring and Evaluation
• Continuous monitoring• End of year evaluation• Cost effectiveness analysis• Budget
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
Success
We wish you a SUCCESFULL Lobbying Life
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.