Workshop

CID Training: Political Economy Analysis

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We need to understand the political environment that we're working in if want to make long term change. But who and how do you influence? Why are reforms not implemented when it is clear to all that they are needed?

CID is hosting two workshop sessions where these questions will be examined through the lens of political economy analysis.

The workshops will be led by globally renowned governance expert, Graham Teskey from Abt Associates, and include presentations from MFAT.

Graham will share tools and techniques to get below the surface of things to help understand what is really going on and what drives individual and collective behaviour.

Wednesday 24th March, 12:00 - 2:00pm: Day 1 - Understanding PEA

- Origins of PEA 
- Core areas and levels of PEA
- Institutions, interests and incentives
- MFAT perspective

Thursday 25th March, 12:00pm - 2:00pm: Day 2 - Implementing PEA 

- Tools, methods and approaches
- Incorporating PEA into project design
- Case studies

Graham Teskey is currently Abt Associates’ Global Lead for Governance, based in Canberra. He is a recognised international leader and pioneer in the practice of Thinking and Working Politically (TWP), political economy, public service management, capacity building and state-building. Graham founded the international Community of Practice on TWP in 2013, and he continues to co-chair the group. 

His recent work includes reviews of DFAT’s governance and justice program in the Solomons, the education and conflict prevention program in Mindanao, and the Afghanistan support program. In 2020 he conducted a scoping study for a UK governance program in the Pacific, and is currently finalising an ‘end to end’ guide to adaptive programming and management. 

Before this he has worked in a number of organisations, including DFAT, DFID and the World Bank.