Guide to Working With Parliaments and Political Parties for Sustainable Development is DFID’s latest strategic document. Developed by Greg Power (Global Partners Governance) and Thomas Carothers (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) for the Empowerment and Accountability Team in DFID’s Governance Open Societies and Anti-Corruption Department, with Aislin Baker and Tessa MacArthur of DFID, this guide is intended for international assistance agency staff as well as government and civil society actors who are working to strengthen democratic governance, human rights, growth, service delivery and inclusion by engaging with parliaments and political parties. Bringing new development insights to bear, the Guide focuses particularly on how to utilise more politically-informed and adaptive methods to encourage effective programming.