mapping political contexts
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Mapping Political Contexts. Mapping the Policy Context. RAPID Framework Stakeholder Analysis Force field analysis Policy Process Mapping Influence mapping Outcome Mapping. The Policy Cycle. (Young and Quinn, 2002). High. Keep Satisfied. Engage Closely. Power. Monitor (minimum effort). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Mapping Political Contexts
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RAPID Programme www.odi.org.uk/rapid
SMEPOL, Cairo, February, 2005
Mapping the Policy Context• RAPID Framework• Stakeholder Analysis• Force field analysis• Policy Process Mapping• Influence mapping• Outcome Mapping
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RAPID Programme www.odi.org.uk/rapid
SMEPOL, Cairo, February, 2005
The Policy Cycle
(Young and Quinn, 2002)
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RAPID Programme www.odi.org.uk/rapid
SMEPOL, Cairo, February, 2005
Stakeholder Analysis
Why:• To understand who
gains or lose from a policy or project.
• To help Build Consensus.
Steps:1. Identify Stakeholders
2. Analysis Workshop
3. Develop Strategies
Keep Satisfied
Engage Closely
Monitor (minimum effort)
Keep Informed
High
Power
Low
Low HighInterest
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RAPID Programme www.odi.org.uk/rapid
SMEPOL, Cairo, February, 2005
Forcefield Analysis
Steps: 1. Identify a specific
Change
2. Identify forces for and againsty change
3. Prioritise the forces
4. Develop Strategies to overcome opposing and reinforce supporting forces
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RAPID Programme www.odi.org.uk/rapid
SMEPOL, Cairo, February, 2005
Policy Process Workshops• Looking at internal policy processes –
what works in DFID. • Small, informal workshop with 7 staff.• Participatory pair-wise ranking of
factors influencing the success of 8 policy processes.
• Worked quite well.• In DFID - agendas and processes
rather than documents are key
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RAPID Programme www.odi.org.uk/rapid
SMEPOL, Cairo, February, 2005
Policy Process Mapping• General Context issues – domestic and international.• Specific Policy Issues (i.e. the policy cycle)• Who are the Stakeholders? (Stakeholder analysis)
– Arena: government, parliament, civil society, judiciary, private sector.
– Level: local, national, international • What is their Interest and Influence?• Process matrix + political matrix• Political and administrative feasibility assessment
[Sources: M. Grindle / J. Court ]
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RAPID Programme www.odi.org.uk/rapid
SMEPOL, Cairo, February, 2005
Policy Process Mapping
Agenda Formulation Implementation Mon & Eval. Government
Political Society
Bureaucracy
Civil Society
Private Sector
International
National & Local (& International)
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RAPID Programme www.odi.org.uk/rapid
SMEPOL, Cairo, February, 2005
Policy Process Mapping for SMEs• Participants work on a set of actors related to
policy processes• Steps:
1. Identify key actors that influence SME policy2. Create Matrix: Organizations and Key Steps of the
Policy Process3. Describe Organizations’ formal position in the policy
process4. Describe Organizations’ informal influence on the
policy process5. Give a number rating (1=low; 5=high) for the influence
each organization has on different parts of the policy process.
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RAPID Programme www.odi.org.uk/rapid
SMEPOL, Cairo, February, 2005
Policy Process Mapping
Formulation Implementation Government Political Society Bureaucracy Civil Society Private Sector International Group 1 – Government
Group 2 – Political Society and Bureaucracy
Group 3 – Civil Society, Private Sector and International
Group Work 1:Mapping the political process1. Within your area(s) – identify the key actors that
influence SME policy formulation and/or implementation2. Outline their formal and informal roles in formulation
and/or implementation and write a description on an index card
3. Also identify, and write on the car where SME research is undertaken
4. Give a number rating (1=low; 5=high) for the influence each organization has on different parts of the policy process.