Slow Traffic and AK47’s: My Experience With GPG
In October 2015, I had just graduated from university and was able to secure a position as a project assistant at GPG, mainly working on… Read more »
February 14, 2020
Five unexpected stories from the frontline of politics
Highlights from GPG’s Politics, As Usual podcast. Despite widespread scepticism about politics and politicians, in every country around the world there are men and women… Read more »
January 20, 2020
Style or Substance? Report from GPG Parliaments & Populism Event, 5 November 2019
On Tuesday 5 November, GPG in association with the Study of Parliament Group (SPG), held an event on Parliaments & Populism. The date of the event itself was… Read more »
November 8, 2019
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: GPG’s work with women politicians in Lebanon
Lebanon, despite its many advantages, does not have to search for challenges. The increasing frustration of women at their exclusion from the political system is… Read more »
October 16, 2019
A Sentimental Journey: Return to Erbil, Iraq
The team on GPG’s current Iraq project – on this occasion Meg Munn, Sue Griffiths, Zaf Iqbal and myself – visited Erbil in August. The… Read more »
September 6, 2019
Are Parliaments International Development Orphans?
The 2019 Wroxton Workshop of Parliamentarians and Parliamentary Scholars Are parliaments unfairly neglected in international development? This was the question posed during the opening session… Read more »
August 5, 2019
Back in Bahrain: constituency work 10 years later
GPG last worked in Bahrain in 2007-8, but this year we are back to support the parliament following the 2018 elections. A lot has changed… Read more »
July 22, 2019
How to promote inclusive governance in fragile and conflict-affected states: Insights from a review of the Dialogue for Stability programme
This blog post is based on lessons from GPG’s review of NIMD’s Dialogue for Stability programme conducted in partnership with Alina Rocha Menocal of ODI…. Read more »
June 21, 2019
Realising the Benefits of Decentralisation: Lessons from Jordan
The potential benefits of decentralisation to citizens and economic growth are well understood: more trusted, more immediately accountable and more fleet of foot than central… Read more »
May 10, 2019
Higher Education Reform in Egypt: Putting Students at the Centre
Between 26-28 February 2019, the ‘EduGate’ Higher Education Fair in Cairo brought together Egyptian and international universities, parliamentarians, academics and students. This gathering provided an… Read more »
March 12, 2019
“No-one knows everything about everything” : People, powers and practical approaches to decentralisation in Jordan
Sunday 17th February in Amman saw the culmination of a year’s collaborative work between local elected representatives in Governorate Councils in Jordan and GPG Associates,… Read more »
February 26, 2019
Public Trust in Politics
Who gets your vote? One of the most interesting findings of the Hansard Society’s recently published Audit of Political Engagement 15 (2018) was that 32%… Read more »
May 8, 2018
Making Local Government Work for Women
With decentralisation firmly on the development agenda it’s important women aren’t left behind as powers are devolved from central, to regional and local government in… Read more »
April 18, 2018
Challenges for Female Members of Parliament in Tanzania
Women’s participation in parliaments is crucial to improving the representative nature, accountability and quality of democracies. It can have a profound impact on the way… Read more »
March 8, 2018
Why Parliaments Need Good Access to Information
Members of Parliament need access to up-to-date and accurate information and expertise in order to perform their parliamentary duties, whether as individual representatives or as… Read more »
January 16, 2018
Constituents Help MPs As Much As MPs Help Constituents
For the first time in history, it is arguable that most people today live under democratic governments. This is commonly referred to as the “triumph… Read more »
November 27, 2017
Development and Diplomacy
After this year’s general election, the UK government created dual Ministerial roles in the Foreign Office and the Department for International Development, combining diplomatic and… Read more »
November 13, 2017
Decentralisation in Jordan: The First Local Elections
When I was in Jordan recently, working with GPG on support for the decentralisation of government, an article appeared in the Times of Jordan about… Read more »
October 30, 2017
Laws That Work for the Citizen: Post-Legislative Scrutiny in Kyrgyzstan
Driving in from Manas airport to central Bishkek very early in the morning you usually get the first glimpse of the beautiful high mountains to… Read more »
September 28, 2017
A Practical Guide to Decentralisation
Decentralisation is increasingly recognised internationally as a key element of good governance. When implemented well, it can lead to greater participation, efficiency and diversity. By… Read more »
September 5, 2017
Politics, As Usual: The London Recruits
The latest episode of our Politics, As Usual podcast, rounding off the inaugural series of interviews delving into how political change happens, is a one-off… Read more »
August 10, 2017
World Day against Trafficking in Persons: improving the implementation of anti-human trafficking legislation in Honduras
Maria Peiró Mir Honduras has long battled with human trafficking within and across its borders. The past five years in particular have seen it transformed… Read more »
August 1, 2017
Politics, As Usual
What drives politicians and political behaviour? What are the incentives and motivations that shape the effectiveness of political institutions? And how can we align individual… Read more »
July 28, 2017
Promoting Gender Equality in Parliaments
Jacqui Smith and Kristen Sample Women account for half of the global population, yet represent less than a quarter of the world’s parliamentarians. The causes… Read more »
March 22, 2017
‘Sticky’ change: What international development can learn from adaptive management
One of the most significant failings of international political assistance has been the tendency to focus too much on institutional structure and process, and not enough… Read more »
January 15, 2017
Jordan’s journey: elections, party assistance and the evolving political culture
This article was taken from our September 2016 newsletter. For the full newsletter and to subscribe, click here. The civil wars and instability in Jordan’s… Read more »
September 20, 2016
The puzzle of parliamentary assistance
At the end of September GPG Director, Greg Power, addressed the inaugural meeting at the House of Commons of a new ‘Community of Practice’ on… Read more »
October 27, 2015
‘The Politics of Parliamentary Strengthening’
‘The Politics of Parliamentary Strengthening’ is an article from GPG director Greg Power and is featured in this quarter’s The Political Quarterly. Greg writes: Parliament’s International Development… Read more »
August 26, 2015
GPG endorses IPU’s Common Principles for Support to Parliaments
On behalf of GPG, Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP endorses the Common Principles for Support to Parliaments formally adopted by IPU’s governing bodies on 16 October 2014… Read more »
May 5, 2015
