Political Economy Analysis (PEA) Local Governance
The Local Governance Political Economy Analysis (PEA) seeks to understand and map the power dynamics of civil governance in the northern border regions.
As part of the Resilience for Peace (R4P) project, the CIRES Economic Policy Analysis Unit (CAPEC) was selected by Equal Access International (EAI) to carry out a political economy analysis (PEA) of local governance.
The general objective of this PEA is to understand and map the power dynamics of civil governance in the northern border regions. More precisely, it maps the institutions and networks of local and decentralized state actors as well as their interactions; it describes the dynamics and interests that promote or hinder governance systems as they seek to be in accordance with established legal frameworks; it investigates the interactions of community and customary authorities with state systems; and it identifies formal and informal decision makers and “spoilers” of effective local governance in its various dimensions, such as financial management, basic service delivery, political accountability, and communications.