To wade into the politics of reform, we
must focus on understanding the political economy of reform in countries in which we
work. This means to identify:
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Who are the key stakeholders (both potential
gainers and losers) in a given reform direction?
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What are their strengths,
depths and breadth of influence and points of vulnerability?
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What are the
characteristics of local institutions, groups and individuals who might be able to play
critical roles of influence and dialogue facilitation as well as analytical and technical
support to the reform effort, over the long haul?
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How, most importantly, can
we design reform assistance that reduces stakeholder tensions and exploits stakeholder
alliances to the advantage of positive and sustainable movement toward reform.
In this section of our web site, we present
key readings which illustrate some of the specific issues related to the politics of
reform in education as well as specific tools that can be used to conduct your stakeholder
analysis and analysis of reform processes.
Also included in Key readings a
section on Community Participation in Education.
