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?

Guidance for case presenters in the working groups

Session 1: Focus on GDC support for reform processes in partner countries

Objectives of the working group

The participants apply typical dignostic questions from political economy frameworks to a real case presented by a colleague.
They get an understanding of what political economy analysis can contribute to the support provided by development cooperation for reforms in partner countries.
The case presenter gets new insights on the challenge presented and new ideas as to how it could be addressed.

Note of thanks

This is just to let you know that we highly appreciate your willingness to present a challenge from your work. Presenting a ‘good practice example’ is mostly easier than presenting a problem/dilemma/open question one is facing. We hope that political economy analysis will provide us with a new perspective on the case/problem you present and, perhaps, help to generate new ideas for approaching it.

Schedule for the group work

1.      Case presentation (20 min.)
2.      Joint analysis (40 min.)
3.      Applying the new insights and ideas to the case (20 min.)
4.      Feedback by the case presenter (10 min.)

a. How has this discussion changed the way you are thinking about the challenge you presented?
b. Which ideas were particularly interesting, and why?

How to prepare your presentation

You will have 20 minutes to present your case.
You can support your presentation by a poster, flipchart or a powerpoint presentation (maximum 10 slides!).
Your focus should be on a challenge/dilemma/open question you face as technical advisor in the policy dialogue
Please present essential context information
You don’t need to present your own political economy analysis of your case: This will be done jointly as part of the group work.
The presentation should address the following:

o        Starting point: problem, request for support, policy initiative, etc.
o        Main actors
o        Description of the GDC support
o        Rationale or results chain of the GDC support
o        GDC’s role in this
o        The challenge/dilemma/problem you face