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TOOL
Power Mapping
Short description

Power Mapping is a visual method for strategically analyzing actors, relationships, and dynamics of influence. It helps identify the right target individuals or institutions — those who actually have the authority to make or shape decisions — and reveals through which pathways and allies one can gain access to them or build pressure on them.

Unlock-hypothesis

Power Mapping strengthens strategic planning, fosters effective alliances, and increases the political relevance of one's actions — by making visible where your own expertise and engagement can have the greatest impact.

Lock-in Layers

institutional

Lock-in Cluster

Governance incumbency, Political agency

Tool maturity Level

TML5

Level of effort for application

low

Skill level needed for application

very low

Suitable spatial context

flexible

Spatial limitation

no

Target group

NGOs / local interest groups, schools/education

Empowerment strategy

shared knowledge generation

Visualisation

Power-Mapping-1.jpg

Tool-objectives

-

Languages

english