neighborhood civil society facility regional seminar brussels, 9 and 10 february 2012 engaging...
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Neighborhood Civil Society Facility Regional Seminar
Brussels, 9 and 10 February 2012
ENGAGING STRATEGICALLY WITH
CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD
Purpose and structureof this session
Provide overview of guidance
Reflect and integrate
recent EC/EU developments: ENP review, new policies, etc.
Recent developments in ENP South and East
Present cases of Morocco and Belarus Exchange experiences and ideas
PART 1: THE CORE QUESTION
PART 2: CASES – BELARUS – MOROCCO
PART 3: STRATEGIC AND OTHER GUIDANCE
PART 4: MORE CASES – QUESTIONS - DISCUSSION
PART 1:The core question:
How can the EC:– engage strategically and operationally
– with both the state and non-state actors
– on various development related issues
– when it provides Budget Support
– When it engages in Sector Policy Support Programmes?
– Or when it cannot engage in these aid modalities?
EC guidance on strategic CSO engagement: three agendas….
.. And how to adapt or apply the guidance to the
European Neighborhood
What’s new?
(Or, to what extent is this new?) Modernising budget support
A new response to a changing Neighbourhood
The Neighboorhood Civil Society Facility(Action Fiche)
Fundamental values Fundamental values Encompass and reinforce support to NSAs
Domestic accountability Domestic accountability In structured way
Transparency And move beyond “simply providing financial support”
Civil society Civil society Towards enhancing engagement with civil society
Coordination between EC and Member States
Coordination and alignment
And increasing its involvement in policy dialogue
Differentiation Three components
PART 2: Examples from the field
• Morocco
• Belarus
Examples from Belarus and Morocco
Non-state actors State-society relations
EC/EU and the state -
EC/EU and state-society on development and poverty reduction
PART 3: operational and strategic
guidance
The basic rationale
Rationale and fit with EU policies and processes
More effective aid and so-called New Aid Modalities
• EC and other donors look for ways to make their aid more effective
• These efforts include among other things ways to:• Align behind country policies (if these reduce poverty)• Align behind country systems (if there are serious efforts to
make these systems work for the poor)• Reduce the burden on partners (through harmonization)• And move from government ownership to country
ownership, • And from mutual to domestic accountability
• New Aid Modalities include Budget Support and Sector Policy Support Programs
ParticipatorydevelopmentParticipatorydevelopment
Development assistance includes support to and through NSAs
Development assistance includes support to and through NSAs
Development is a multi-actor participatory process
Development is a multi-actor participatory process
Development is a multi-stakeholder process where the central state is one of the actors
Development is a multi-stakeholder process where the central state is one of the actors
NSAs are not only implementing agencies but also promoters of democracy, justice and human rights
NSAs are not only implementing agencies but also promoters of democracy, justice and human rights
EU is committed to strengthening NSAs to fully participate in political, economic and social dialogue processes
EU is committed to strengthening NSAs to fully participate in political, economic and social dialogue processes
Civil Society is recognised in all its diversity
Civil Society is recognised in all its diversity
Participatory development and Non-State Actors
Potential entry points for NSA participation in context of NAM
Participation incontext of NAM
Poverty Reduction Strategies
Monitoring the monitors (such as parliament)
Monitoring the implementation (of the budget, of the policies, ..)
Dialogue on priorities in the budget and policies
Contributing to the implementation of the policies
Etc….
Yet in real life, many obstacles to overcome
ARE YOU KIDDING?
Is there political will behind pro-poor policies?
Does civil society have the capacities/interest to engage with the state?
Is there an enabling environment for Non-State Actors to participate?
Is the budget transparent? Does it reflect priorities? Is it credible?
Is there an open and transparent dialogue with NSAs?
Do parliamentarians respond to demands from citizens?
Understanding state-society relations
In order to overcome these obstacles,
And in order to make and more effective and PARTICIPATORY,
Two more P-words matter: POWER and POLITICS
• What affects the opportunities for NSAs to participate?• How are the relations between state and society?
Between elites/power holders with civil society?• What are entry points for civil society to engage with the
state? • What are the incentives for state actors, elites, power
holders to engage with civil society?• What prevents collective action?
Some generic guidance
Consider NSAs as full fledge
actors
Consider NSAs as full fledge
actors
Analyze state-society
relations systematically
Analyze state-society
relations systematically
Explore full potential
within and beyond NAM
Explore full potential
within and beyond NAM
Be prepared to play new
roles
Be prepared to play new
roles
Operational Guidance: potential entry points in state-society
Participation in policy dialogue,
sector coordination, mid-term and joint
reviews
Participation in formulation PRSP
and sector policies
Performance, budget monitoring
and users consultation
Contributions to implementation
and service delivery
Operational guidance:Entry points in the EC cycle of operations
Guidance in the Reference Document includes:
Points of attention:develop knowledge about
state and non-state relations• Participation in dialogue on poverty
reduction strategies and sector policies
• Engagement in sector coordination
• Involvement in performance budget monitoring
• Efficient service provision
• Capacity development with other NSAs
• EC will have to address capacity shortages if necessary
Points of attention: Ensuring Complementarity of
Instruments
• Support to NSAs within new aid modalities
• Support of NSAs around new aid modalities
• Preparing the ground for NSAs involvement in NAMs
• Remaining engaged….
Points of attention:promote Smart Partnerships
• With other donors (division of labour, complementarity, harmonisation, etc.)
• With domestic state actors
• With domestic non-state actors
• Facilitate smart partnership between NSAs and Local Governments
• Promote transparency
Points of attention:new roles for the EC
• What does it mean for the EC to adopt a political facilitation role?
PART 4: How does all this relate to
the field – the EN?
What are entry-points for engagement with CS? Around these aid modalities? Operational, funding, policy related
issues? Are there opportunities to engage more
strategically? What would help? What is holding you
back?
The Approach Tools and guidance
•Treat NSAs as Actors» Mapping methodology» Governance Analysis Framework» RD: Methodological tool 1, 2, 6
•Analyze state-society relations systematically
» Governance Analysis Framework» RD: Methodological tool 4» Capacity4Dev (Political Economy Analysis)
•Explore and support the full potential of NSAs involvement in and beyond NAM
» RD: Key questions to be posed through policy cycle (4.3)» RD: Methodological tool 1» RD: Dialogue with NSAs, capacity development, combining tools, instruments and approaches (4.4)
•Do no Harm-be prepared for new roles
» RD: EC new roles (6)» RD: Methodological tool 5, 6, 7
Practical info: where to find? Tools and practical Guidance
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