Citizen Engagement in Pakistan
A research report on citizen engagement to inform the programming of DFID's Pakistan country office
Abstract
The Department for International Development (DFID) Research and Evidence Division commissioned a research report on citizen engagement (CE) in Pakistan, to inform the programming of DFID’s Pakistan country office. DFID is committed to enhancing CE in line with the ‘leave no-one behind’ agenda and the imperative to tackle inequalities.
The report is to make recommendations that will improve both the efficiency of the citizen engagement components of programmes and the programmes overall. The research consisted of a rigorous literature review (conducted by Verso Consulting) of citizen engagement in Pakistan and globally; qualitative enquiry through key informant interviews in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces; an assessment of recent project-based interventions for improved citizen engagement and a political economy analysis of CE in Pakistan. The report covers both mandated mechanisms (formal, where the state engages directly with citizens) and nonmandated mechanisms (informal, non-state means by which citizens seek to influence the state directly or through intermediaries) for CE.
Citation
Sarah Maguire (2019) Citizen Engagement in Pakistan. DAI
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