Presentations and material - "Political Economy at Work", 11-12 January 2011

 9.30-10.00

 1. Welcome

Introduction and expectations from selected participants

Presentation of the programme

Francesca Mosca (Director)

 10.00-10.50

 2. What is Political Economy Analysis? Towards a common understanding

Alex Duncan + questions and answers

Related documents:

Political Economy Analysis

An Upside Down View of Governance

Putting Politics in the picture 

 10:50–11.30

 3. How is political economy being used. Lessons learned and trends

Sue Unsworth + questions and answers

Related documents:

Making development assistance more effective by using political economy analysis: what has been done and what have we learned?

Politics matters: Political economy and aid effectiveness 

 11.30-11.45

 Coffee

 11.45-12.30

 4.Experience from the Netherlands: 33 country studies in a nutshell

Corina Vander Laan – MINBUZA

Related documents:

SGACA 

‘Political Economy Analysis - "How to" note - DFIF 2009’ 

Lessons learned on the use of Power and Drivers of Change analyses in development cooperation

Problem-Driven Governance And Political Economy Analysis. Good Practice Framework

Political and Social Analysis for Development Policy and Practice. An Overview of Five Approaches

 12.30–13.15

 5. Buzz groups: How can political economy analysis best be used by the EC?

list of issues

 13.15–14.30

 Lunch

 14.30–16.00

 6. EC Experiences showing the relevance of a political economy approach. Including:

Political Economy and transport: the case of Burkina Faso

Paul Riembault (DEVCO)

Trade in the Philippines: testing EC sector governance framework

Bryan Fornari (DEVCO)

Related documents:

The Political Economy of Roads Reform in Uganda

 16 00-16.15

 Coffee

 16.15–17.05

 7. EC Experiences (continued)

FLEGT

FLEGT - II

Julia Falconer (DEVCO) + Sue Unsworth

Related documents:

Governance and Drivers of Change in Ethiopia's Water Supply Sector

Understanding the political economy of climate change is vital to tackling it

 17.05–17.35

 8. EC experiences (continued)

Exploring the relevance of political economy approach for budget support operations

Jonathan Beynon (DEVCO)

Related documents:

The Political Economy of Policy Reform: Issues and Implications for Policy Dialogue and Development Operations

 17.35-17.45

 9. Synthesis of lessons from EC experiences

Wrap up for the day

 9.00–10.30

 10. How to do a context and sector analysis using a political economy approach: a proposal for EC guidance (Project and Programme Cycle Management Guidelines)

Sue Unsworth + discussion

 10.30-10.45

 Coffee

 10.45-13.15

 11. Using political economy analysis tools

Practical exercise introduced with video. Case study from Kenya illustrating political economy issues for country programming.

Alex Duncan

Video: http://www.thepolicypractice.com/githongoanderson.asp

Related documents:

Country PEA-Nigeria: Nigeria - The Political Economy of Reform - Strengthening incentives for economic growth

Related documents: Cross cutting issues

The political Economy of Decentralisation Reforms 

Supporting domestic accountability: Exploring conceptual dimensions and operational challenges

 13.15-14.30

 Lunch

 14.30-15.45

 12. Moving forward:

Reflections from a practitioner of political economy analysis 

Sue Unsworth, Alex Duncan

Is Political Analysis Changing Donor Behavior?

·Experience from an EC Delegation: Zambia

Alessandro Zanotta (EC delegation in Zambia)

·HQ support initiatives: transport

Paolo Ciccarelli (E7)

·Education

Emily Oldmeadow (E3) 

 15.45–16.00

  Coffee

 16.00–17.00

 13. Implications of political economy analysis for EC operations/strategies.How should we take this forward in the new guidance and in other aspects of our work?

Virginia Manzitti

 17.00-17.15h

 14. Conclusions

 17.30