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Making Macro Social Analysis work for Policy Dialogue: Refining Policy Recommendations

Making Macro Social Analysis work for Policy Dialogue: Refining Policy Recommendations. McDonald Benjamin Social Development - LAC. PEOPLE. SOCIETIES. INSTITUTIONS. established law, custom or practice. formal and informal rules of the game. livelihoods. 60. GINI COEFFICIENTS. LAC. 50.

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Making Macro Social Analysis work for Policy Dialogue: Refining Policy Recommendations

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  1. Making Macro Social Analysis work for Policy Dialogue: Refining Policy Recommendations McDonald Benjamin Social Development - LAC

  2. PEOPLE

  3. SOCIETIES

  4. INSTITUTIONS • established law, custom or practice • formal and informal rules of the game

  5. livelihoods 60 GINI COEFFICIENTS LAC 50 Asia 40 Eastern Europe OECD 30 20 10 0 1

  6. POWER • Power is least forceful when it is most visible, and met with open force • You are more powerful when you can set the agenda • But power is generally most powerful when it is hidden

  7. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL ANALYSIS Institutions determine socioeconomic outcomes LIVELIHOODS INSTITUTIONS POWER Power shapes institutions Socioeconomic outcomes drive power

  8. VALUES • Can we truly understand other societies? • Our Weltanschauung depends on our personal and social background • The world is full of mental constructs: what is development? The American dream? Joining the OECD? Who determines what civilization is? • What is poverty? • How do we judge others? • There is no neutral social analysis • What values do we want to bring to an analysis?

  9. understanding • A few essential elements: • Multi-sectoral teams • History, geography, demography, sociology, economics, politics • Qualitative and quantitative analyses • Multi-national teams • In-depth consultations • Stakeholder analysis • Respect and humility

  10. informing • Gathering information in new (hidden) areas • Analysing the information: identify underlying trends, linkages and explanations • Determining the implications and consequences of the phenomena you identify • Defining audiences for that analysis • Communicating in different languages and different media to those audiences

  11. Persuading? • How important is it? • Whom do you need to talk to about it, how and why? • How does one build coaltions for change? • How do you get to “the tipping point”? • How do we measure success?

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