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Accepted Paper:
Learning about Success and Failure in Development Programming using a Thinking and Working Politically Approach: Lessons from the Facility for Oil Sector Transparency (FOSTER) in Nigeria
Elisa Lopez Lucia (Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB))
Paper short abstract:
This paper is a reflective study on the DFID-funded programme called FOSTER in Nigeria. It aims to understand to which extent FOSTER has managed to think and work politically (TWP) in a difficult and complex socio-political context to improve the transparency and accountability of the oil sector.
Paper long abstract:
This paper is a reflective study on the DFID-funded programme called FOSTER (Facility for Oil Sector Transparency) in Nigeria. It aims to understand to which extent FOSTER has managed to think and work politically (TWP) in a difficult and complex socio-political context to improve the transparency and accountability of the oil sector. The paper draws on five case studies - three considered 'successes' and two considered 'failures' - to analyse how the TWP approach has been integrated and is implemented in practice. It looks, among other things, at how FOSTER has managed to negotiate its political environment, to use political economy analyses, to work flexibly and adaptively, and to incorporate learning throughout the programme. It focuses on the trade-offs that TWP approaches face such as between working flexibly and innovatively, and having good management practices; and between development and foreign policy objectives. The findings aim to inform future programming and to make a contribution to the TWP literature.
Note that only the panel handout is available online. A complete version of the paper will be uploaded on the OPM website following the conference.
Thinking and working politically in practice: learning from success and failure and the implications for future research
Session 1