![]() ![]() We are thrilled to announce the publication of Leila Kazemi’s paper on Thinking and Working Politically on the Governance of Extractive Industries. The paper also highlights commonalities across different coalition-building efforts, which should hopefully contribute to the conversation on what works well, less well and why, and what implications might be for development practice. Featuring case studies from Bangladesh, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Timor-Leste, the study explores how different actors who would normally not have much interaction - whether in government, civil society or the private sector - have come together in a goal-oriented way. In this interview, the team discusses TAF’s recently published On the Right Tack: Reflections on Coalition-Building Initiatives Across The Asia Foundation. Among other things, he has played an instrumental role in promoting decent work and acceptable working conditions in the tannery sector in Bangladesh. Shibli has two decades of experience leading governance programmes on improving business climate and working conditions, countering extremism, and building public-private networks. Over the past decade, she’s led programmes and policy-directed research on social accountability, urban governance, and adolescent health in South and South East Asia. Sumaya supports governance programming across TAF to incorporate and learn from thinking and working politically approaches to pursue reform. ![]() She is also a member of the TWP CoP Steering Committee. Nicola has over 20 years of experience in international development, and she has worked for organisations including the Australia Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade and UNDP. If there is anything you would like to share with us, including items for future newsletters, please get in touch by email at: And please share this newsletter with others who might be interested too, and subscribe if you haven’t already!Īs a reminder, please open the newsletter directly on your browser (click on the ‘TWP CoP December 2023 Newsletter’ header, at the top of this page) so that you can get full access to all the content.Īlina chats with Dr Nicola Nixon, The Asia Foundation’s Senior Director of Governance, Sumaya Saluja, Program Manager for the Regional Governance Team, and Mohammad Sadat Sadruddin Shibli, Director of the Bangladesh office, about coalition-building initiatives. Last but not least, and as always, we bring you the latest publications, events and resources of interest from a TWP perspective. To hear about what Marco Mezzera has been reading, check out the review he has written for us on FAO’s efforts to integrate a political economy lens into their work. ![]() Working Group organised recently in collaboration with other partners on locally-led approaches to TWP featuring case studies from Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mali. ![]() In that section you will also find the recording and write-up of an event that the TWP CoP D.C. If you are curious about what colleagues in the TWP space have been up to, head to the “What we are working on” section of the Newsletter and take a look Leila Kazemi ’s paper on the politics of the extractive industries sector. Drawing on examples of coalition-building efforts that TAF has supported over the years, Nicola, Sumaya, and Shibli highlight the importance of long-term relationship-building among actors. In our featured interview, Nicola Nixon, Sumaya Saluja and Mohammad Sadat Sadruddin Shibli from The Asia Foundation talk about coalition-building and why coalitions are so important to effective development programming. The TWP CoP Newsletter is back - with a vengeance! Welcome to our December 2023 edition, which is filled with lots of exciting content to catch up on since our last Newsletter back in March. Dear Friends and fellow travellers on all things TWP, ![]()
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