The tool meant that the team knew with whom it had to work to influence change, and was able to convene an informal coalition of politicians, civil society organisations (CSOs) and some international organisations, which led to the reversal of the policy. [...] They adapted the content of the course to their country (eg using the official language, not English, placing emphasis on shared norms and values, and reflecting critically on the strengths and challenges of the western frameworks often used for PEAs). [...] I am using the context analysis tools to reflect with the people in my own town in different gatherings the reality of the current situation – helping to identify different scenarios.” “ The overall experience of knowing about and using different tools of analysis enabled me to understand the different power dynamic behind every situation and piece of news. [...] The ToRs should set out the following: purpose of the PEA (the main issue/problem, and how teams will use the findings); the main questions to be explored – what does the team most want to understand? background, summarising what is already known about the issues and why they matter (based on available evidence, including previous PEAs) the level of analysis and the specific (how broad a picture i. [...] The analysis outlined the broader context of economic reform and how the political economy is changing, including the institutional landscape and individual interest structures as a means to identify feasible pathways to change, and to understand the potential impact of reform.
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Table of Contents
- Understanding political economy analysis and thinking and working politically 1
- Foreign Commonwealth Development Office 1
- 1. Introduction 3
- 2. What is the purpose of a political economy analysis 4
- Box 1 Data-driven diplomacy using network mapping Are we talking to the right people 5
- 3. What are the main elements of a PEA 6
- 3.1. In-depth PEA 7
- Box 2 PEA as a driver of shared strategies 8
- Box 3 In-depth sector-level assessment 9
- Box 4 Finding the real counterpart 10
- 3.2. Ongoing real-time PEA 11
- Box 5 Using everyday political analysis to mitigate the damage of rapid health-sector reform 12
- Box 6 PEA as a real-time resource for action and influence 12
- 3.3. Gender-inclusive PEA 13
- 3.4. Deciding how to respond operational implications 14
- Box 7 A pathway to inclusive education 15
- Box 8 When the pathway is a dead end 15
- 4. Thinking and working politically TWP 16
- Box 9 TWP analysis into action through coalitions 17
- Box 10 Iterativeadaptive programming 19
- Box 11 Twenty years of thinking and working politically 20
- Box 12 Building sustained local PEA civil society capacities 21
- 5. Planning and undertaking an in-depth PEA process 22
- 5.1. Clarity on the purpose and audience 22
- 5.2. Preparing terms of reference 23
- 5.3. The team 24
- 5.4. Ensuring quality 25
- Box 13 Making an in-depth sector-level assessment 26
- Box 14 Drawing on different PEA tools and guides 28
- 5.5. Are we informed users Doing our homework on which tools and approaches to use 29
- Box 15 Network mapping politics as a people thing 30
- 5.6. Are we bringing the elite bargain or political settlement into focus 30
- Annex Key political economy concepts 32
- Avoiding conceptual pitfalls 35
