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Explore how gender mainstreaming is integrated into policy-making, navigating through organized anarchy. Learn to manage ideas, set agendas, formulate, evaluate, implement, and adopt policies effectively amidst policy change dynamics.
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Gender mainstreaming through policy • To mainstream: Make gender a calculation of every policy
Organized Anarchy • Goals and Preferences • Individual, groups, orgs consistent • Across: pluralistic and inconsistent • Position and composition of coalition can change, quickly • Conflict is legitimate and normal • Winners and losers (gendered?)
More: Organized Anarchy • Information: used, withheld strategically • Ideological beliefs: disagree action-outcome • Disorderly decision process: shifting coalition • Must share power: decision from negotiation, bargaining, interplay among groups
Key to Success Managing Ideas!
Public Problem Agenda Setting Formulate Evaluate Implement Adopt Define Terms Adjust Standard Operating Procedure Do Rules
Implement Define Terms Adjust Standard Operating Procedure Do Rules
Evaluate Feedback Loop
Public Problem Agenda Setting Formulate Evaluate Implement Adopt Define Terms Adjust Standard Operating Procedure Do Rules
Policy Change asPunctuated Equilibrium Problem Solution Political Opportunity (John Kingdon)
Iron Triangle Legislative Committee Interest Group Bureau
Issue Networks:No one in charge • Civil society groups—within country • Units across governments • Parliaments • Parties: opposition and ruling coalition • External governments • External NGOs • Experts • Individuals (ultimately)
Gender policy goals? • Coordinating chaos • Focus on ends • Collaborate when possible • Use assets strategically • Plan together • Communicate • Act--strategically