From Insights to Implementation: Applying Political Economy Analysis (PEA) for Real World Impact (Episode #07)
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Welcome to Episode 07 of Systems Practice in International Development. Our guest is Pallavi Roy , Professor of Political Economy at SOAS University of London. In this episode, we have a frank conversation about Political Economy Analyses (PEAs) in the international development sector today. PEAs have come some way, but there’s still a long way to go – and we delve into the balance between what is good enough and how to effectively apply it.
This podcast is produced and hosted by the Portfolio Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (PMEL) programme in Nepal, funded by the British Embassy Kathmandu and implemented by Abt Global.? Please note that the views expressed through this podcast reflect those of the hosts and guests only.???
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This Episode’s Guest
Pallavi Roy is a Professor of Political Economy at 英国伦敦大学 - 亚非学院 . Her research is on the application of institutional economics and, in particular, the political settlements framework to governance and the political economy of late development.
She is Co-Director of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ’s (FCDO) ￡6 million Anti-Corruption Evidence (ACE) research partnership consortium working primarily in Bangladesh and Nigeria, in sectors like electricity, renewables, extractives, primary healthcare, and digital governance. She is also the Co-Principal Investigator on an FCDO-funded programme on generating evidence for fostering inclusive growth in Nepal.
She has worked across developing countries and has extensive experience of working with funders and research organizations like the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, World Bank, UNESCAP, Agence Francaise de Developpement, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (Bangladesh) and is a visiting faculty member at the International Anti-Corruption Academy in Laxenberg, Austria.?
She is co-chair of the Scaling-Up in Fragile States Working Group in the Scaling Up Community of Practice and has contributed to national media in the UK and internationally. She has also worked as a senior business journalist in India with publications like Financial Express and Businessworld from 1997 to 2007.?
Meet Your Host
Alexandra Nastase is the Lead Technical Director for Abt Global Britain, and the Programme Director for the FCDO-funded Portfolio MEL (PMEL) programme in Nepal.
She has more than 15 years of experience in design, implementation, and evaluation of large reform and technical assistance programs to improve public sector performance and strengthen civil society. She worked on improving public service delivery and strategic management at national or federal level, as well as supporting regional and local governments. She also worked on developing capacity strengthening approaches for health system strengthening climate change, women empowerment and food security and nutrition programmes.
Nastase has held leadership and senior advisory roles for multi-million technical assistance programs funded by World Bank, European Commission, World Food Programme, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Australian Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade, United Nations Development Program, and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO).
She holds a Master degree in International Security and one in Public Policy from the University of Oxford, School of Government.
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22 小时前Great discussion, with a very clear explanation of the SOAS-ACE approach to understanding the political economy dynamics and using that to inform policy design and implementation.
Thank you Abt Global Britain for sharing!