Power Analysis
A Practical Guide
A guide for development staff on why, when and how to do power analysis. It covers deciding to do an analysis, carrying it out, and a review of concepts and methods. Frameworks include political economy analysis, stakeholder influence mapping, Net-Map, power over, to, with and within, visible, hidden and invisible power, the Powercube, the Power Matrix, and closed, invited and claimed spaces. Teams use it when planning programmes and partnerships.
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Jethro Pettit (2013). Power Analysis: A Practical Guide. Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency). https://cdn.sida.se/publications/files/sida61639en-power-analysis-a-practical-guide.pdf
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