ABSTRACT
Political reviewing is about reflecting on organisational progress, addressing any weaknesses, identifying strengths and improving behaviour. Parties and governments devote a lot of resources to reviewing, whether it is ongoing reflection and self-monitoring, part of a system of accountability or in response to single incidents, issues, events or points in time such as election wins and losses. But for reviewing to make a difference, it needs to lead to action. Without effective reviews, political organisations can stagnate, become insular and decline. This chapter discusses the importance of political managers reflecting on the organisational progress or achievement of goals, encouraging individual self-reflection and adherence to norms, conducting or responding to formal accountability mechanisms, reviewing a specific area or event, and planning and implementing post-review improvements.
