Fwd: complextiy +aid | assessing advocacy
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From: Jessica Sinclair Taylor <j.sincla...@odi.org.uk>
Date: Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:51 PM
Subject: [ebpdn] Reading for the weekend: complextiy +aid | assessing advocacy
To: Evidence Based Policy in Development Network <gen...@ebpdn.org>
Dear all,
Complexity + aid
I was able to attend an event on Wednesday launching Ben Ramalingam’s new book, Aid on the Edge of Chaos: rethinking development cooperation in a complex world. I think the book may be interesting to many of you as it discusses some of the challenges development faces on the basis of its generally linear, simplistic ideas of how change happens, which rarely apply to real world scenarios (although they sometimes do, of course). The book presents lots of case studies of where practitioners have adapted to complex scenarios. The book is only available to buy, but you can read the first chapter for free and you can also read a report of the discussion and watch the video of the event here (videos will be available early next week).
If you are interested in complexity, you might also want to look at Harry Jones’ blogs for a bit of background on where this thinking about ‘complex adaptive systems’ has come from – and where it should go next.
This is an interesting report from Redstone Strategy which outlines 9 conditions for a successful policy campaign:
Its built around 9 conditions that are key to a successful policy campaign
1. Functioning venue(s) for adoption | The relevant legislative, legal, and regulatory institutions are functioning sufficiently for advocacy to be effective.
2. Open policy window | External events or trends spur demand for the solution.
3. Feasible solution | A feasible solution has been developed and shown to produce the intended benefits.
4. Dynamic master plan | A pragmatic and flexible advocacy strategy and communications plan is ready for execution.
5. Strong campaign leader(s) | Central advocates can assemble and lead the resources to execute the strategy and communications plan.
6. Influential support coalition | Allies can sway needed decision-makers and help the campaign leader to pursue the solution.
7. Mobilized public | Relevant public audiences actively support the solution and its underlying social principles.
8. Powerful inside champions | Decision-makers who can overcome the opposition support the solution and its underlying principles.
9. Clear implementation path | The implementing institution has the commitment and the ability to execute the solution.
And 4 stages of assessment
· Evaluating pathways to advocacy success, helping funders and grantees pick a strategy that complements the context and collaborators’ investments.
· Incorporating contribution to identify opportunities that deliver the most bang for the buck once the strategy has been decided.
· Monitoring progress to respond nimbly to events that require a change in strategy.
· Assessing results to test assumptions and learn about how campaigns were truly effective in educating policymakers and the public.
Have a great weekend,
Jessica
Jessica Sinclair Taylor
Communications Officer
Research and Policy in Development
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