Mapping the Policy Process

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Policy Process

• Where – in which structures is your topic being dealt with? (departments, committees, parliament, shareholders meeting etc.)

• Planning process – in which policy stages does policy making take place? (brainstorm, design, pre-decision, formal decision, implementation, control)

• Timeline – when is your topic put forward for decision making? (dates, postponements, delays etc.)

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The Policy Process: stages• brainstorm phase – personal contacts lobby on public servants is

useful

• design phase – idem + expert meetings

• pre-decision phase – expert meetings with politicians and media attention are useful

• formal decision – here lobbying parliamentarians, media attention can be useful

• at implementing a decision – monitoring and agenda-setting action is useful and new agenda setting and brainstorm starts again.

Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office

This project is funded by the European Union.

EXERCISE: Policy ProcessWORK OUT DETAILS IN GROUPS:• Where – in which structures is your topic being dealt with?

(departments, committees, parliament, sector meetings, shareholders meeting etc.)

• Planning process – in which policy stages or planning processes does your topic need to be addressed? (brainstorm, design, pre-decision, formal decision, implementation, control. MORE SPECIFIC: national planning processes, national budget deliberations, etc.)

• Timeline – when is your topic put forward for decision making? (dates, decision benchmarks, postponements, delays, etc.)

Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office

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Conclusions

• Apply CLASP:• Start your PI as early as possible in the

process• Maintain contact with all political targets and

allies and/or divide tasks• Provide valuable information and timely

Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office

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Alliance Building

Day 3 A+B

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ANANSI

“when Spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion!”

( Ethiopian proverb)

Advocacy with associations of disabled persons,CBR, Friday, 04-10-2002

Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office

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The PINCER

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

REGIONAL UNIONS EUROPEAN UNION

EUROPE

WORLD WIDE

National Government donor country

National Governmentrecipient country

International funding NGOsNational partner NGOs

= Governmental (or international businesses) decision makers

= alliance building & networking between NGOs

= Lobby from NGOs to Government structures (Ministries, Parliament, Political Parties)

A device on EFFECTIVE international ADVOCACY

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Outcome Challenge

✓ Ideally, in order to contribute to the vision, how would the Political Target behave / respond?✓With whom would they be interacting?✓What would they be doing to contribute maximally to the vision?

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PI Strategy and Plan

Day 3 A+B

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Expanding influence, closest to outcome challenge

Actively engaged, learning, commitment

Early encouraging response to programme, initial engagement

Long-term

Mid-term

Short-term

Ladder of changeTechnical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office

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Ladder of Change

Behavior change political target

timeline

Progress markers

activities risks

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✓A graduated set of statements describing a progression of changed behaviours in the political target

✓Describe changes in actions, activities and relationships leading to the ideal outcome

✓Articulate the complexity of the change process

Progress markers - indicatorsTechnical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office

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PI activities

• CLASP based PI Activities always are:Preparation:

– Research and Analysis– Legitimacy and Constituency– Networking and Alliances

Implementation:– Lobby– Communication and Campaigning

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Strategic optionsResearch

and analysis

Legitimacy and consti-

tuency involvemen

t

Networking Lobbying Communi-cation and

media

Aiming at political target

Providing with data/analysis state actors

Holding expert meetings

Organising events

Aiming at allies

Funding research by institute

Board meetings awareness raising FOs

Training in…

Working with media

6 kinds of strategies

Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office

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Monitoring and Evaluation

• Continuous monitoring• End of year evaluation• Cost effectiveness analysis• Budget

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Success

We wish you a SUCCESFULL Lobbying Life

Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office

This project is funded by the European Union.