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Challenges and Change in Advocacy Groups: Adapting to Evolving Landscapes

Learn about the challenges advocacy groups face from policy changes, social shifts, and evolving landscapes. Explore questions around adaptation, funding, membership, influence, and capacities for effective advocacy. Discover strategies for navigating group change at different levels.

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Challenges and Change in Advocacy Groups: Adapting to Evolving Landscapes

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  1. Challenges, Adaptation and Change in Advocacy Groups Assoc. Prof. Darren Halpin Research School of Social Sciences, ANU darren.halpin@anu.edu.au www.darrenhalpin.com

  2. Some points of challenge? • From ‘above’ • EU groups have clear ‘policy job’ in CAP reform rounds and implementation….in Aus.? • Agric. a ‘by-product’ policy…to trade, environ., animal welfare, food safety, etc.: ‘policy takers’? • (perceived?) ↑ in effectiveness of ‘campaign’ politics • From ‘below’ • Social change in broad public • Structural change in farming (farm interests more diverse?)

  3. Questions around adaptation? EVERY group has to ask and answer… • Funding? • Closed Membership? Open Supportership? Large Donors/Patrons? Mixture? • Influence Strategy? • ‘Inside’ track? ‘Outside’ public engagement? To influence elite opinion? • Capacities? • To engage public? To implement policy? To service members?

  4. Thinking about group change Org. ComponentLevels of change Group Aims/Mission (third order) Group Strategies (second order) Settings (first order)

  5. Third-order change

  6. Second-order change

  7. First-order change

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