Shea McClanahan
Senior Social Policy Specialist
Shea joined Development Pathways in March 2018 with extensive experience in social policy, social protection and global development. She has worked or consulted for UNRISD, the International Social Security Association, the International Labour Organisation and others. Shea enjoys sunny weather and spending time with her family.
Shea McClanahan's Work
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Webinar to launch the Inclusive Social Security Policy Forum for the MENA region
Development Pathways will host a webinar to officially launch the Inclusive Social Security Policy Forum (ISSPF), an initiative funded by the Ford Foundation focused on building knowledge and capacity on inclusive social security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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Who contributes? Re-thinking “Non-contributory” within a citizenship paradigm
Our Senior Social Policy Specialist Shea McClanahan challenges us to broaden our perspective on what it means to contribute and, by extension, to deserve social protection.
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Shifting the paradigm: building inclusive, lifecycle social security systems in the MENA region
Development Pathways, with support from a Ford Foundation grant, is undertaking an 18-month project to build the evidence on social security across the MENA region and strengthen capacity across civil society to make the case for inclusive social security systems that offer income security to everyone, across the lifecycle.
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Child benefits in the US — For children here, there, and everywhere
By Dominic Richardson, David Harris, Shea McClanahan and Ian Orton Imagining a post-post Washington Consensus – child benefits in the US offer hope for bolder action for children around the world As part of recent COVID-19-related legislation, the US Government has committed to provide a quasi-universal child benefit (an affluence-tested...
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Assessment of the Social Protection System in Georgia: Final report
Development Pathways has supported the ILO, and its partner UN Women, to complete a general assessment of the social protection system in Georgia. The assessment (carried out during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020) was undertaken from a lifecycle perspective and in reference to international experiences, as well as to social security standards and conventions.
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Assessing the potential for multi-tiered child benefits in Viet Nam
This report, commissioned by the International Labour Organization, examines the potential for a multi-tiered child benefit to help the Government meet these multiple objectives in Viet Nam.
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Assessing the Adequacy of Tax-financed Social Protection in Viet Nam
This report sets out a number of references to determine the adequacy of tax-financed benefits in Viet Nam and offers a range of options to preserve (and potentially improve and recover) their value into the future.
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Multi-tiered child benefit systems for universal coverage
There is potential in many countries for building multi-tiered child benefit systems that achieve universal coverage of child benefits through a combination of social insurance and tax-financed instruments. At the February 2019 Universal...
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Development Pathways presents findings for global research project on governance and social protection
Last week, Development Pathways staff presented their findings from a global research project on the governance of social protection systems.
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New dates announced for Development Pathways’ Online Course on Inclusive Social Protection
Due to popular demand, Development Pathways is releasing new dates for the Online Course on Inclusive Social Protection: Making the Case which will take place from 3 May to 9 July 2021 with only 20 spaces available.
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Reviewing Vietnam social protection spending to protect and enhance benefits
Government spending on social protection in Vietnam, as in many places, is at risk. Beyond the continual need to justify current and proposed future expenditures, there is a more pressing...
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Moving beyond charity in the SWANA region – the time is now for a new social contract
Is it time for a new social contract based on universal social protection in the Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) region?
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Training to underpin the preparation of Uganda’s National Development Plans
There is a very strong rationale for Uganda to progressively increase its investment in social protection up to 2030 and beyond and that social protection should figure prominently in the...
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Results of joint social protection system assessment presented in Georgia
The International Labour Organization in partnership with UN Women organised a sensitisation online seminar on the findings of the Joint Social Protection Assessment for Georgia on Thursday, 29 July 2020....
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Could the Who’s Who Agree on What’s What? Reflections on the Universal Child Grants (*aka* UCB ) Conference
Shea McClanahan Conference organisers can be congratulated for bringing together some of the most influential and up-and-coming thinkers and practitioners in social protection for last week’s International Conference on Universal Child Grants in Geneva. Top minds from international organisations and entities exchanged ideas with key national policymakers, practitioners, consultants and...
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