Changes to the Directors
Andrew Barnett, Director and one of the Founders of the Policy Practice, stepped down from his role today. He has been central to developing the Company over the last 15 years and to ensuring a smooth transition to the new leadership team. His knowledge of energy in developing countries is encyclopaedic, and his commitment to bringing a political economy perspective to his field unrelenting! He will continue to be an active Principal of the Company.
Alex Scoines joined the Policy Practice as our new Business Manager on 1st October 2019, and will take over some of Andrew’s corporate responsibilities. She has over 15 years of experience as a project manager with a range of development organisations, such as IMC, CHASE-OT and IDS.
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.