The Coalitions for Reforms (C4R) Global Program helps navigate reform and policy implementation challenges by raising awareness, building capacity, and promoting the uptake of an integrated approach on collective action. The C4R approach combines tools to build leadership skills, establish coalitions, manage change, and deploy communications strategically.
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Coalitions for Reforms Global Program
Watch the Replay of the Global Forum
Coalitions for Reforms Global Program
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Watch the Replay - Coalitions for Reforms Global Forum
The World Bank invites you to replay the Global Forum on Coalitions for Reforms plenaries and breakout sessions, hosted in September 16-17, 2025, in Washington, D.C. This event, co-hosted by FCDO, Stanford University, ...
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WEBINAR Feb 11, 2025
How to Build Trust - The Key to Success in Public Reforms
C4R, supported by the World Bank’s Governance & Institutions Umbrella Program, organized an webinar titled "How to Build Trust – The Key to Success in Public Reforms". This webinar presented the approach developed by ...
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WEBINAR Feb 04, 2025
Building Trust in a Complex Policy Environment
C4R organized an event in collaboration with OECD on the key topic of building trust in a complex policy environment. This was based on the 2024 results of the OECD Survey on Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions.
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World BankWEBINAR Nov 18, 2024
Supporting Leadership for Women Mayors and in Local Governance
C4R, supported by the World Bank’s Governance & Institutions Umbrella Program, organized an event—“Supporting Leadership for Women Mayors and in Local Governance”.
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World BankWEBINAR Nov 11, 2024
Understanding Policy Failures - Power, Agency, and Collective Action
C4R, in collaboration with GovEnable, organized an event titled, “Understanding Policy Failure: Power, Agency, and Collective-Action" to address the question - why do well-intended reforms so often fail?
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World BankWebinar Jun 09, 2024
Scaling Up and Systems Change
This event delved into the concepts and tools necessary for building coalitions aimed at systems change. It included discussions on the theory behind systems thinking in the context of scaling up, supplemented by a ...
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World BankEvent May 20, 2024
Policy and Institutional Reform for Sustainable Development
The World Bank’s Coalitions for Reforms (C4R) team, in collaboration with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and supported by the World Bank’s Governance & Institutions Umbrella Program, organized an event ...
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UNESCOWebinar May 03, 2024
Rowing in the Same Direction: Alignment Between Environmental Champions in ...
This event discusses the need to align Champions of environmental issues in government with the work of civil society and media for impact.
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World BankBook Talk Apr 16, 2024
NPC Headliner: Joseph Stiglitz
A discussion with Nobel Prize-winning economist, Joseph Stiglitz on the importance of free, independent, & quality journalism for development.
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World BankWebinar Apr 03, 2024
Pathways Towards Power Shifts: State-Society Synergy
This event, organized jointly with the Accountability Research Center, presented findings from a study published in World Development that compares a set of 19 diverse reform initiatives that delivered tangible openings ...
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World BankWebinar Mar 19, 2024
Green Social Contracts for a Livable Planet
This event, organized jointly with Green Economy Coalition, emphasizes the critical role of civil society in driving reforms and fostering societal demand for a fair green deal.
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World BankWebinar Mar 11, 2024
Working Politically: Supporting Local Coalitions for Development
This event, hosted jointly with the Asia Foundation, discusses how the success of development operations often depend on how well organizations can engage and mobilize stakeholders to support reforms, policies, and the ...
Top News
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Social Contract Factsheet Launch
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Social Contract Factsheets and accompanying dataset. These resources provide key indicators to characterize the social contracts of countries across all regions over the past 20 years. Developed using the methodology from the 2021 World Bank report, Social Contracts for Development: Bargaining, Contention, and Social Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa, the factsheets offer valuable insights into the socio-political dynamics shaping policy and development outcomes. Social contract analysis is an increasingly important framework for the World Bank and its partners in understanding and advancing development.
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Institutions in ActionResults of the Public Wages System Reform in Croatia
In 2020, the Government of Croatia recognized that its public sector wage system was overly complex, lacked transparency, and did not ensure fairness.
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Social Contracts and the Coalitions for Reforms Global Partnership
Governance Global Director, Arturo Herrera, discusses with Program Manager, Mathieu Cloutier, social contracts in analyzing development and reforms and the Coalitions for Reforms Global PartnershipWatch the video
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