Thinking and Working Politically on Health Systems Resilience
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely tested the resilience of health systems in nearly every country of the world. However, some countries’ health systems have proven more resilient than others, and have been more effective in saving lives.
A new reflections paper prepared by The Policy Practice and the Thinking and Working Politically Community of Practice reflects on the political economy and governance factors that have affected health systems resilience and discusses how these can be given more attention in research and policy making.
The paper is based on the findings of a panel discussion held by the Community of Practice in February 2022 comparing the experience of Cameroon, Nepal and South Africa.
Policy and Practice Brief 21: Pathways of Change
Our new Policy and Practice Brief by TPP Directors Gareth Williams and Neil McCulloch sets out the Pathways of Change framework, a practical link between political economy analysis and action. Using examples from Ghana and Thailand, it shows how external partners can support change driven by domestic actors, based on a realistic analysis of how change might happen.
Can we still achieve peace?
On the day US troops formally withdrew from Iraq, TPP Principal Niki Palmer asks if we can still achieve peace and suggests how to improve peacebuilding interventions.
Podcast: Subsidies and Social Protection - Reforms for a Sustainable Transition
Why are subsidies so difficult to reform, even when more effective alternatives exist? In this podcast by Socialprotection.org, TPP Director Neil McCulloch examines the political, institutional and economic challenges that have made subsidy reform one of the most complex issues in social policy.