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🚨We are very excited for GPG's Founder & Board Chair Greg Power OBE's upcoming book! 'Inside the Political Mind', out in November, is an insight into the competing forces that affect political decision-making in institutions around the globe, from Malawi to Ukraine, Iraq, or Nepal⬇️

📅 Save the date: On Monday 7 October, 12pm-1pm ET/5pm-6pm BST, Harvard Kennedy School will be hosting GPG Founder Greg Power OBE for a talk about his experience helping politicians and officials in more than sixty countries find solutions to today’s problems while building the resilience of their institutions. Combining insights from behavioural economics, change management, and comparative politics, Greg argues for a different approach to political reform, one concerned less with institutional design, and more with the existing logic of human behaviour.  Register below ⬇️

📅 Save the date: Join us on Wed 18th Sep for the launch of Winning With Women's mentoring booklet, a collaboration between GPGF and The Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training designed to support and empower 🇱🇧 Lebanon's women with valuable insights and practical guidance for leadership. Register below ⬇️

'For Decades, a Behavioral Blind Spot Has Plagued Political Development': Read GPG Founder Greg Power's latest blog in Behavioral Scientist, in which he discusses the themes of his book Inside the Political Mind and explores why political behaviour is always logical, but rarely rational:

Why political behaviour is always logical, but rarely rational ... new piece published in Behavioral Scientist - https://lnkd.in/eirNDYyJ. Enjoy!

The Tragedy of Turnover: In the latest From Poverty to Power blog, GPG Founder Greg Power builds on his book Inside the Political Mind to reflect on the challenges posed by high electoral turnover:

The tragedy of turnover. Greg Power of Global Partners Governance muses on the challenges of high electoral churn on today's From Poverty to Power https://lnkd.in/eWCuEkwJ 'In July the UK witnessed its highest ever rate of electoral turnover, with 335 MPs – or 51% – elected to the House of Commons for the first time. This is exceptionally high by UK standards, which usually has a rate of around 20%. But many parliaments routinely lose at least half their members at every election, and in countries like Iraq, Malawi, and Kenya it is often over 70%. It is difficult to overstate the connection between the rate of churn at each election and a country’s long-term political stability. The conundrum for campaigners is, partly, how to navigate such continually shifting terrain and still promote lasting policy solutions. But it is also about whether anything can be done to mitigate the causes of electoral turbulence.' Thinking and Working Politically Community of Practice Alina Rocha Menocal

The Tragedy of Turnover: In the latest From Poverty to Power blog, GPG Founder Greg Power builds on his book Inside the Political Mind to reflect on the challenges posed by high electoral turnover:

Vulnerabilities to trafficking have been severely exacerbated in Sudan, amid an increase in the number of risk factors and the significantly reduced capacity of service providers both within and outside the country to meet the needs of victims. A new report by Global Partners Governance examining the impact of conflict on modern slavery and human trafficking in the country has found that the displacement of 8.4 million people, internally and in neighboring countries, has led to increased rates of violence and a lack of safe shelter, heightening the risk of sexual exploitation, forced marriage, child marriage, kidnapping, forced conscription and forced labour.   While Sudan has long faced key challenges in its anti-trafficking efforts, such as funding and capacity gaps and a lack of incentives at various levels of government, the conflict has resulted in the complete breakdown of state institutions, including those responsible for upholding law and order. Moreover, most international non-governmental organizations have now shifted to working remotely, while a number of Sudan-based non-governmental organizations providing broader services have had to rethink their programs, leaving youth-led initiatives and volunteer groups to meet the basic needs of local populations. Read more, including Global Partners Governance’s recommendations for service providers, donors and international actors, in this week’s newsletter.

🚨 New #vacancy: GPG is #hiring! We're looking for a politically astute and adaptive individual to manage our ongoing work in #Sudan. More on our website ⬇️