Taking Context as a Starting
Point
Phil Vernon, Oslo
16th February 2011
Some obstacles to TCSP
 Our institutions: mandate, purpose, sticks
& carrots…
 Politics
 Partnerships
 Capacity
 Analytical frameworks
Don’t
confuse
your
purpose
with others’
Get your
purpose
right
Take
yourself
out of the
picture at
first
Visionbased, not
problembased
Principles for programme analysis
Participatory, but
not at the
expense of clarity
and accuracy
Accuracy and
clarity
Broad-ranging
analytical
framework
THE VISION
Access to
justice, equality
before the law
Voice and
legitimate
leadership
Freedom
from
insecurity
Economic
opportunity
Well-being
and
aspiration
THE VISION
Access to
justice, equality
before the law
Strengthened
institutions &
values which
underpin peace
and enable
human progress,
characterised by
effective
leadership,
relationships
and negotiation
Voice and
legitimate
leadership
Freedom
from
insecurity
Economic
opportunity
Well-being
and
aspiration
DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES
THE VISION
Opening access to political &
economic opportunity; an increasingly
dynamic civil society
The establishment of states with a
strong sense of membership by &
accountable to the people, and whose
governments adopt “developmental”
goals and policies
Establishing, gradually extending &
eventually universalising the rule of law
Evolving from personal to
impersonal forms of participation in
the economy, politics and civil
society
Sustained, shared economic growth
Developing a culture that encourages
initiative and supports creativity
The transfer of control of organised
violence from powerful factions to the
accountable state
Adopting increasingly democratic, or
representative & accountable forms
of government
Access to
justice, equality
before the law
Strengthened
institutions &
values which
underpin peace
and enable
human progress,
characterised by
effective
leadership,
relationships
and negotiation
Voice and
legitimate
leadership
Freedom
from
insecurity
Economic
opportunity
Well-being
and
aspiration
Dynamic processes taking place in
a fragile context
3. The
improvements
in line with the
vision
1. The dynamics
in play
4. The actions
necessary to
achieve these
2. Their likely
consequences
in the future