We work with governments, development partners, and public institutions to understand how rules, incentives, capacities, relationships, and power shape institutional performance.
Our work goes beyond formal structures to examine how institutions function in practice — how decisions are made, how responsibilities are distributed, where implementation breaks down, and what changes can improve effectiveness, accountability, and responsiveness.
We assess how institutions function in practice — including mandates, roles, incentives, decision-making processes, coordination arrangements, organisational capacity, and accountability. Our work helps clients distinguish between formal institutional design and the realities that shape implementation.
We analyse the interests, incentives, relationships, power structures, and institutional dynamics that influence policy and programme outcomes. This includes political economy analysis, stakeholder mapping, institutional incentives, reform feasibility, and analysis of how formal and informal rules shape behaviour.
We support governments and development partners to strengthen institutional performance, coordination, and implementation capacity. Our work includes organisational diagnostics, institutional reform, functional reviews, decentralisation, intergovernmental coordination, capacity development strategies, and implementation arrangements.
We support programmes aimed at improving how institutions engage with citizens, communities, and stakeholders. Our work includes social accountability, participatory governance, citizen engagement, grievance and feedback mechanisms, transparency, inclusion, and analysis of how marginalised groups participate in public decision-making.
We design, assess, and evaluate programmes working on governance, rule of law, institutional reform, and public-sector effectiveness. Our work includes baseline studies, programme reviews, mid-term and final evaluations, institutional assessments, theory-based evaluation, contribution analysis, and learning support for governance programmes operating in complex and politically sensitive environments.
Institutional assessments · Governance diagnostics · Political economy analysis · Stakeholder and power analysis · Functional reviews · Organisational capacity assessments · Public sector reform studies · Decentralisation assessments · Institutional coordination reviews · Governance programme baselines · Rule of law programme evaluations · Accountability and citizen-engagement assessments · Policy implementation reviews · Institutional strengthening strategies · Capacity development assessments · Governance and institutional risk analysis · Programme and portfolio reviews
Across these assignments, we look beyond formal structures to understand how institutions actually work — the incentives, relationships, capabilities, power dynamics, and informal practices that shape implementation and public outcomes.
A governance and strategy review of the SUN Business Network Pakistan examining the network's structure, membership engagement, decision-making arrangements, and strategic direction. Produced recommendations on governance reform and strategic priorities to strengthen the network's effectiveness as a platform for private sector engagement on nutrition.
Development of a three-year strategy and operational roadmap for the SUN Business Network in Myanmar, setting out strategic priorities, membership and engagement approaches, and an implementation plan for 2023–25. The assignment involved stakeholder consultations with network members, development partners, and government counterparts.
A mixed-methods baseline study for the AGECS project, combining a household survey with qualitative research to establish baseline conditions on gender equality, women's empowerment, and civil society engagement across Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. The study provided the measurement foundation for programme monitoring and subsequent evaluation.
Partner & Practice Lead — Governance & Institutional Development
Bilal Hassan Khan leads Praxsys's governance and institutional development work, drawing on 25+ years of experience in research, evaluation, and policy advisory across complex institutional environments. He has led governance assessments, political economy analyses, and programme evaluations for bilateral donors and multilateral agencies across South Asia.
For practice enquiries: contact@praxsysassociates.com
We work with governments, donors, INGOs, and foundations on long-form research, evaluation, and program design. Tell us about the problem.