Local capacity, power and change: Our feedback on USAID’s draft policy on local capacity development

Here at Global Integrity, we’ve been excited to see the direction which USAID is taking under the leadership of Ambassador Power (See for instance, the Ambassador’s November 2021 presentation of a “New Vision for Global Development”). The agency’s revitalized emphasis on supporting locally-led – but not locally-isolated – development is hugely welcome. This approach reflects…

Learning and Power: Or, whose learning and adaptation counts?

Alan Hudson, Executive Director December 5, 2017 Learning and adaptation are high on the governance and development agenda (see for instance the World Bank’s World Development Reports for 2017 and this video for the 2018 Report). Our strategy at Global Integrity is based around the hypothesis that learning-centered and adaptive approaches can play an important role in…