TPP Director Neil McCulloch and Tim Kelsall (ODI) with TPP Principal Samantha Wade are delivering a six-session online pokitical economy analysis workshop to staff from the International Institute for Sustainable Development.

The Policy Practice delivered an online political economy analysis training for UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office staff working towards accreditation in the Climate and Nature Diplomacy competency cluster.

Laure-Hélène Piron, TPP Director, is leading a facilitated political economy analysis examining the extent of decentralisation in Chad, including in the provinces of Batha, Mandoul and Moyen-Chari. The study will inform the development of the Swiss cooperation country programme for Chad and the design of a new decentralisation programme. 

From January to March 2026, TPP director Neil McCulloch coordinated three webinars looking at the political economy of the energy transition with support from the Thinking and Working Politically Community of Practice looking at challenges associated with (1) designing and implementing effective country platforms (co-hosted by ODI Global), (2) carbon pricing (co-hosted with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and (3) gender and social inclusion (co-hosted by ENERGIA).

Led by TPP Principal Ben French, this project supports the British High Commission in Pakistan to embed politically informed, adaptive approaches across policy and programming. Working with the growth, climate and human capital teams, it strengthens strategic thinking, portfolio coherence and learning to improve the UK’s development impact.

TPP Director Laure-Hélène Piron is serving as a political economy adviser to a public financial management reform programme for the government of Senegal. 

The Kenya Tax Administration project strengthens tax administration reform through digital transformation and organisational change. TPP Principal Olly Owen leads ongoing political economy analysis, analysing political dynamics and stakeholder incentives to guide adaptive delivery, risk management, and strategic engagement across workstreams.

TPP Director Laure-Hélène Piron and TPP Principal Wilfred Mwamba are helping the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office organise an informal dialogue to re-imagine a less donor-centric governance sector. Wilfred is preparing a provocative think piece from a Global South perspective while Laure-Hélène will facilitate the 1.5 day event. 

TPP Principal Samantha Wade and TPP Director Neil McCulloch are working with the Ocean Energy Pathway to support two of its country teams — in the Philippines and Brazil — with a strategy refresh grounded in political economy analysis.