DFID governance programming in Nigeria: What difference has thinking and working politically made in practice?

被引:3
作者
Williams, Gareth [1 ]
Owen, Olly [1 ,2 ]
Duncan, Alex [1 ,3 ]
Kingsmill, William [1 ]
Paterson, Anna [1 ]
机构
[1] Policy Practice, Brighton, E Sussex, England
[2] Univ Oxford, Oxford African Studies Ctr, Oxford, England
[3] Univ Oxford, St Anthonys Coll, Oxford, England
关键词
adaptive programming; governance; Nigeria; political economy; thinking and working politically; STATE;
D O I
10.1111/dpr.12438
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
The UK Department for International Development's country office in Nigeria (DFID Nigeria) has gradually adopted a thinking and working politically (TWP) approach in its governance programming. The initial focus on strengthening analysis has progressively been linked to discussion about the country and programme strategy, as well as programme-management practices. Important lessons can be learned from this experience on how the TWP approach can be applied in practice. The article addresses three research questions: (1) To what extent have DFID Nigeria and its governance programmes adopted a TWP approach? (2) How has the TWP approach influenced the design and delivery of programming? (3) Has the application of the TWP approach enhanced the results of the DFID governance programming? Using project documentation and wider theoretical literature, but mainly relying on extensive participant observation within DFID Nigeria programmes, the article uses a historical perspective to outline how the TWP approach has been applied in Nigeria over 15 years of programme design, delivery, lesson-learning and refinement. Published evaluation reports are used to provide evidence of programme results. DFID Nigeria and its programmes have progressively adopted TWP principles. This has led to clear changes in country strategy and programme design, as well as programme-management practices. There is some evidence that the adoption of these principles has enhanced the results of DFID Nigeria programmes. By focusing on experimentation and "small bets," TWP has proven relatively successful in generating and supporting 'islands of effectiveness,' but has had more limited impact in terms of generating more systemic, transformational change. The results obtained in Nigeria using the TWP approach have depended not only on Nigeria's political economy but also on the political economy of the development agency and donor country. DFID Nigeria's ability to engage in critical self-reflection and to create an authorizing environment for risk-taking have been vital to create enabling conditions for the TWP approach. However, other aspects of DFID and the UK's political economy are creating constraints that limit the prospects to go further and to go deeper in adopting the principles of TWP.
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页码:O33 / O49
页数:17
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