GIZ Professional Forum Health & Social Protection 2011
'Health and Social Protection: The Political Economy Dimension'
Dates: 13 & 14 January 2011
Place: Gustav-Stresemann-Institute, Bonn
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The objectives of the forum are:
- Explore concept and practical relevance of a political economy perspective for sector reform, improved services and better outcomes;
- Discuss different types of analysis, ways of engagement at policy level and operational entry points in the social sectors, incl. supply and demand side;
- Exchange on case examples and experience from participants, on the lessons learned so far with political economy approaches;
- Reflect on how to strengthen GIZ’s and GDC’s contribution by better defining its role in the political context of its work, and how to develop, adapt and improve its tools accordingly.
Main topics and guiding questions
This forum will examine the three main topics that are listed below. For each of them, we have formulated guiding questions that will guide the respective sessions and the group work.
1. The political economy of reform processes in partner countries
- From a political economy perspective, how can we understand reform processes in health and social protection in partner countries?
- Which forces and actors promote them, which resist them, and why?
- How can these issues be addressed in the context of policy dialogue?
- Which incentives/ disincentives within GDC constrain policy dialogue and an effective response to political economy challenges?
2. The relevance of political economy analysis for the approaches of German Development Cooperation
- From a political economy perspective, how do GDC's health and social protection approaches work - in theory and in practice?
- How do these approaches impact on the interests, resources and power relations of the different stakeholders?
- How could we better take account of this in our work?
3. Political economy from the users' perspective
- From a political economy perspective, how do approaches work that strengthen the power of users and citizens - in theory and in practice?
- How do these approaches impact on the interests, resources and power relations of the different stakeholders?
- How could we better take account of this in our work?
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