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THINKING AND WORKING POLITICALLY THROUGH APPLIED POLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS Political Economy for Improved Policy Analysis and Implementation in CGIAR
Sarah SwiftCross-Sectoral Programs DivisionCenter of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG)
September 11, 2019
WHAT IS THINKING AND WORKING POLITICALLY (TWP)?
Thinking Politically | Building understanding of political, economic, and social processes and power dynamics that impact a given context
Working Politically | Adapting development efforts to our evolving understanding of context, shifting focus and tactics as conditions dictate to improve effectiveness
PEA
Who wins and loses from the
current system and
WHY?
Situate proposed reform within
broader institutional context
Explicitly map risks and
assumptions
Design & implement
politically savvy interventions
What are the technical and capacity constraints of reforming X?
Design and implement technical
interventions
New X is institutionalized, delivers benefits
Political Economy Analysis
Technical Analysis
A COMPLEMENT TO TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
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Technically Sound, Politically Savvy Programming
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USAID APPLIED PEA FRAMEWORK
PURPOSE
Foundational
Factors
Rules of the
Game
Here and
Now
Dynamics
Implications
AN
AL
YS
IS
CLARIFY YOUR PURPOSE
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN JAVELLANA, REUTERS
ANALYSIS: FOUNDATIONAL FACTORS
Copyright: © UNESCO
Author: Vesna Vujicic-Lugassy
ANALYSIS: THE RULES OF THE GAME
ANALYSIS: THE HERE AND NOW
Credit: REUTERS/John Javellana
ANALYTICAL SYNTHESIS: DYNAMICS
IMPLICATIONS: FROM WHAT TO SO WHAT
Credit: http://landrightsph.org
LEVELS OF PEA
• Country Level
• Sector Level
• Problem/Issue Level
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WHAT WE’VE DONE
Madagascar
Colombia
UkraineIndonesia
UgandaSouth Africa Kenya
Tanzania
Honduras
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh Serbia
DR Congo
Nepal
Kosovo
SenegalGuatemala
Senegal
MADAGASCAR: FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
TANZANIA HUNTING CONCESSION ALLOCATION
PROGRAMMING WITH PEA. . .
“Be curious, not judgemental”
~ Walt Whitman
THANK YOU
For further information or to be added to our learning list on Thinking and Working Politically, contact Sarah Swift: [email protected]