Developmental Leadership Program (DLP)

Developmental leadership is the strategic, collective and political process of *making change happen*. It often involves coalitions of leaders, elites and organisations with diverse interests. Coalitions make change happen by contesting and de-legitimising ideas and legitimising an alternative set in ways that are locally legitimate and sustainable. DLP produces research on the role of leadership in making change happen. We examine leadership as a strategic, collective and political process. Over the past decade, DLP has produced research on leadership in a wide range of sectors, from education, to tax reform, and climate change. Working in 44 countries around the world, we have produced over 120 research publications, including working papers, academic articles, and book chapters. Funded by DFAT and based at the University of Birmingham, our findings have helped shape international thinking on the politics of development and influenced development programming in DFAT and beyond.