Latest Newsletter from TPP - October 2026
In our latest newsletter, Directors Gareth Williams and Neil McCulloch introduce a new Policy and Practice Brief on pathways of change, showing how political economy analysis can move from explaining why reforms stall to deciding what to do about it. Laure-Hélène Piron leads our new FCDO Sahel Technical Support Project with BDO, combining PEA and demand-led technical assistance across five Sahel countries. Applications are open for our PEA in Action course with ODI Global (from February 2027) and our PEA for Climate Action course (January 2027). We’ve also updated our Online Library and welcome Steve Fraser as a Principal, leading our Nigeria work.
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.