Policy Development and

Budget Process Training

POLITICAL MAPPING

Political Mapping is a technique to record and analyze alliances and/or positions of political actors/stakeholders within a

specific policy arena

B. PREPARING A POLITICAL MAP CLINTON HEALTH REFORM EXAMPLE

Source: Reich. 2003.

B. PREPARING A POLITICAL MAP REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACT (HB 3773)

EXAMPLE

Source: Ador. 2005.

B. PREPARING A POLITICAL MAP Contraceptive+ Policy Concerns

in Municipality xxx, Benguet Example

High Support

Medium Support

Low Support

Non-Mobilized

Low Opposition

Medium Opposition

High Opposition

BHWs MWRAs, etc.

Vice-Mayor SB

Mayor

Religious organization

CHD

MHO

SB Health Com Chair

SK

Civic orgs.

SK Chair

Source: Ador. 2005

Political Mapping MatrixSupport Neutral Opposition (Resistant)

High Med Low Low Med High

SUPPORT

High Support

INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA of the policy actorMOBILIZED RESOURCES / ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT in activities related to advocacy of the issue/s

OPEN DECLARATION of support for these issues

Medium Support

MAY OR MAY NOT BE INCLUDED in the agendaERRATIC INVOLVEMENT OR MOBIIZATION OF RESOURCES in activities related to the advocacy of the issue/sCONSISTENT DECLARATION of support for these issues

Low Support

IS NOT IN THE AGENDAVERY MINIMAL OR NO INVOLVEMENT AND NO MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES in activities related to the advocacy of the issue/sCONDITIONAL/SIMPLE DECLARATION of support for these issues

NEUTRAL/Non Mobilized

Neutral or non- mobilized

NOT IN THE AGENDANO INVOLVEMENT OR MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCESNO DECLARATION of support or opposition for the issue/s (No information)

OPPOSITION

High Opposition

INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA of the policy actorMOBILIZED RESOURCES / ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT in activities related to advocacy of the issue/s

OPEN DECLARATION of opposition for these issues Medium Opposition

MAY OR MAY NOT BE INCLUDED in the agendaERRATIC INVOLVEMENT OR MOBIIZATION OF RESOURCES in activities related to the advocacy of the issue/sCONSISTENT DECLARATION of opposition for these issues

Low Opposition

IS NOT IN THE AGENDAVERY MINIMAL OR NO INVOLVEMENT AND NO MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES in activities related to the advocacy of the issue/sCONDITIONAL/SIMPLE DECLARATION of opposition for these issues

What do we mean by resources that stakeholders have and can mobilize?

• FINANCIAL RESOURCES (examples: personal funds, congressional/legislative funds, funds from supporters etc.)

• LEADERSHIP RESOURCES (examples: official staff, authority over groups, family)

• ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES (examples: networks, organizational affiliation, )

Analysis of political maps can result in the following

(1)

• Identify level of support for a policy issue

• Identify powerful and influential allies or powerful and influential opponents (resistant policy actors)

• Help create strategies and courses of action to get the votes, reduce obstacles, and grab opportunities

Analysis of political maps can result in the following

(2)

• It can help identify potential alliances and opposing alliances

• It can help identify potential and real opportunities and obstacles

Example of Observations and Analysis of the Political Map

(1)

• A key to making policy change on contraceptives is to move the unorganized MWRAs to a position of support and to empower their most articulate leaders and individuals to begin speaking on the issue and to project their strength as a significant voting block. Launching an education and information campaign will be very useful to mobilize them.

• Conduct person-to-person advocacy with the mayor with the view to firming up her support of the policy issue and elevating her to the status of policy champion. As a champion, she can then reach out to the vice mayor and forge a partnership, emphasizing the bi-partisan nature of the issue. She can also reach out to the religious organization making clear her position that as a government official, she has to do what she must to serve her constituents.

Example of Observations and Analysis of the Political Map

(2)

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