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The Governance Action Hub gathers ideas and knowledge resources from across the world highlighting new insights that help to push the envelope of governance reform.

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The Governance Action Spotlights showcase diverse local governance efforts and initiatives globally. We also highlight innovative and transformative work happening at the grassroots level, in order to foster a broader understanding and appreciation for effective governance practices worldwide.

Ideas

Emerging thoughts from the Governance trenches. Here, we collect blogs published by the Hub’s team and other thought leaders.

State Capture and anti corruption
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State Capture Matters: Challenging corruption and a new dataset

Blog | Editor’s note: The following blog is part of the Governance Action Hub initiatives to use evidence and data for action in one of its core themes: state capture and anticorruption. The blog is a companion to the article “
Strengthening local coalitions for change What’s next for the Governance Action Hub
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Strengthening local coalitions for change: What’s next for the Governance Action Hub?

Blog | A few weeks ago, the R4D-led Governance Action Hub hosted its official launch event. Since then, the team has been preparing for initial country-level engagements and designing a new knowledge portal. In this blog, we share key messages from the...
Mario Picon at PERUMIN 2023
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The Opportunity of Critical Minerals in the Era of Energy Transition

Making Colombia’s energy transition a just one for all
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Making Colombia’s energy transition a just one for all: 4 lessons from the Governance Action Hub

Blog | The Governance Action Hub aims to convene and put local change agents in the driver’s seat to analyze local challenges, co-create solutions and take action collectively. In March 2024, our team traveled to Colombia — one of the countries where...

Tools and Toolkits

These are collections of insight and how-to information that inform the way the Governance Action Hub and partners promote governance reform.

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Collaborative Learning Networks Measurement & Learning Framework

READ THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN: Understanding how to measure the impact of collaborative learning networks in driving systems change through peer-to-peer learning.
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Human Learning Systems: A practical guide for the curious

Tool | READ THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN: A new approach to public services that focuses on learning, experimentation, and system change rather than traditional management models. This guide is particularly relevant for those working in health and social care, as well...
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Community Led Development (CLD) Evaluation Tool

Tool | USE THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN: Assessing whether your programs are aligned with the principles of community led development and how they might be approved.

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Integrating theories of change in programme management and delivery

READ THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN: Learning how to use theories of change effectively in program delivery to improve planning, adaptation, and risk management.
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Making anti-corruption real: using a ‘Power Capabilities and Interest Approach’ to stop wasting money and start making progress

READ THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN: Rethinking anti-corruption strategies and exploring a new approach that focuses on power dynamics, capabilities, and interests to make anti-corruption efforts more effective.
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On the Right Tack: Reflections on Coalition-Building Initiatives Across The Asia Foundation

READ THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN: Learning about the role of coalitions in development and how they can drive policy change, based on successful initiatives in Asia.
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Systems Mapping: unpacking complexity and identifying opportunity for change

WATCH THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN: Visualizing and analyzing complex systems, including relationships between actors, processes, and structures. Learn how systems mapping can be used for evaluation or program design.
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Learning health systems: pathways to progress

READ THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN: Understanding how learning processes can strengthen health systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and how to institutionalize learning to improve decision-making, adaptation, and innovation.
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Not influential but useful: rethinking how we assess and support think tanks

READ THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN:Understanding the true role of think tanks and how their contributions extend beyond direct policy influence.
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Coalition building for collective action: three process design strategies

READ THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED Building coalitions for political change, tackling corruption, and creating effective dialogue between diverse political and societal actors.
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Collaborative Learning Networks Measurement & Learning Framework

READ THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN: Understanding how to measure the impact of collaborative learning networks in driving systems change through peer-to-peer learning.
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Human Learning Systems: A practical guide for the curious

Tool | READ THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN: A new approach to public services that focuses on learning, experimentation, and system change rather than traditional management models. This guide is particularly relevant for those working in health and social care, as well...

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