
Analysis and Program Design: Inclusive Governance and Core State Functions in Somaliland
Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), contracted under the Expert Advisory Call Down Services (EACDS) framework, TPP is undertaking this assignment to inform and provide the initial design for a multi-donor governance programme in Somaliland on inclusive governance, and to consider the need for any complementary support to strengthening core state functions.
The assignment’s objectives are:
- Provide an underlying analysis of Somaliland’s current state capabilities and priority governance challenges to be addressed;
- Conduct a mapping of current and planned governance and core state functions programmes in Somaliland; and
- Based on the analysis, propose parameters of an initial programme design of a future multi-donor funded governance programme addressing Somaliland’s most pressing needs when it comes to inclusive governance and identify any priority areas for donors to consider with regard to complementary support in strengthening core state functions.
TPP Principal Alex Duncan, TPP Associate Mohamed Hersi and researcher Sahra Hassan undertook fieldwork in Somaliland and Kenya in April 2022. They met key stakeholders in government and donor agencies in Hargeisa and Nairobi. The team will return to Kenya in May to present their initial findings to a core reference group comprising a mix of international donors.
Online library of USAID political economy documents
We have created a new USAID section on The Policy Practice online library to make accessible the most helpful USAID materials on political economy analysis and thinking&working politically. These documents and blogs used to be open access but are sadly no longer available since USAID was abolished.
New Swiss Thinking and Working Politically Network
The Policy Practice is proud to be associated with the creation of a Swiss community of practice on thinking and working politically.
Our launch event will be on Thursday 27 March from 1pm to 2:30pm. It will explore “How does political economy differ and complement other approaches?”. In addition to case studies from Burkina Faso and Bosnia-Herzegovina, TPP Director Laure-Hélène Piron will share her insights on how PEA can be combined with other approaches.
If you would like to join the community and attend the event, please contact Andreas Weber, SDC PEA lead.
The implications of Trump for climate action - latest blog from TPP Director Neil McCulloch
Trump’s rapid reversal of Biden’s climate agenda has shocked many. In one week, he dismantled decades of environmental progress by lifting oil and gas restrictions, scrapping decarbonization targets, and abandoning international commitments including the Paris Agreement. This blog explores how these moves threaten U.S. climate progress and global climate action.