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Short Abstract:
International aid for leadership often disappoints (e.g. when it narrowly focuses on individuals or training). Case studies of reform processes will examine how leadership came about; what successes it achieved; and the role played by external actors.
Long Abstract:
This panel will gather and debate lessons learned from international assistance for leadership development. It is aimed at both development practitioners and researchers.
The presenters will examine leadership stories from Sub-Saharan Africa and Central America, asking (i) when/in what circumstances does collective leadership arise; (ii) what specific results were achieved; and (iii) whether/how aid played a role. The session was inspired by recent evaluations of aid programmes that aimed to 'Think and Work Politically' as a way of furthering leadership, but which too often failed to be truly innovative (e.g when they only used training or technical advisers).
The four case studies are:
David Tumwesigye: social protection policy, Uganda
Margarita Aswani: women in leadership, Nigeria
George Awalla / Richard Holloway: local governance and basic education, Kenya
Carlos Zepeda: grassroots political ecology movements, Central America
This is a synchronious session, with videos and summaries available in advance.