Inclusive leadership and governance

  • Ciudades más seguras y democráticas a partir del conocimiento coproducido con las juventudes

    Ciudades más seguras y democráticas a partir del conocimiento coproducido con las juventudes

    A las personas jóvenes de ciudades afectadas por la violencia rara vez se les pregunta qué significa para ellas la seguridad. Esta nota de política se basa en una investigación participativa realizada con 545 jóvenes de entre 16 y 29 años de las Comunas 1 Popular y 2 Santa Cruz de Medellín, Colombia, y de…

  • Ciudades más seguras y democráticas a partir del conocimiento coproducido con las juventudes

    Ciudades más seguras y democráticas a partir del conocimiento coproducido con las juventudes

    A las personas jóvenes de ciudades afectadas por la violencia rara vez se les pregunta qué significa para ellas la seguridad. Esta nota de política se basa en una investigación participativa realizada con 545 jóvenes de entre 16 y 29 años de las Comunas 1 Popular y 2 Santa Cruz de Medellín, Colombia, y de…

  • Making Cities Safer and More Democractic Through Youth-Centred Knowledge

    Making Cities Safer and More Democractic Through Youth-Centred Knowledge

    Young people in cities affected by violence are rarely asked what security means to them. This policy brief draws on participatory research conducted with 545young people aged 16 to 29 in Comuna 1 (Popular) and 2 (Santa Cruz) in Medellín, Colombia, and Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, South Africa, engaging them not asa population at…

  • Making Cities Safer and More Democractic Through Youth-Centred Knowledge

    Making Cities Safer and More Democractic Through Youth-Centred Knowledge

    Young people in cities affected by violence are rarely asked what security means to them. This policy brief draws on participatory research conducted with 545young people aged 16 to 29 in Comuna 1 (Popular) and 2 (Santa Cruz) in Medellín, Colombia, and Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, South Africa, engaging them not asa population at…

  • Understanding intersectionality and barriers to political participation

    Understanding intersectionality and barriers to political participation

    The case of the Women’s Advisory Council of Popayán, Colombia This study situates these dynamics within Cauca’s long history of social movements and the broader literature on political participation, gender and intersectionality, illustrating both the importance of intersectionality in understanding barriers to participation and its implications for more inclusive and equitable approaches to participatory governance…

  • Understanding intersectionality and barriers to political participation

    Understanding intersectionality and barriers to political participation

    The case of the Women’s Advisory Council of Popayán, Colombia This study situates these dynamics within Cauca’s long history of social movements and the broader literature on political participation, gender and intersectionality, illustrating both the importance of intersectionality in understanding barriers to participation and its implications for more inclusive and equitable approaches to participatory governance…

  • Women Leading Democratic Change

    Women Leading Democratic Change

    Impact, Results and Lessons from ICLD’s programme Women’s Political Leadership This anthology brings together reflections, lessons, and stories from women politicians who have sought to create change in their communities. While political leadership is often described through policies, institutions, and election results, less attention is given to its everyday realities: building trust, navigating resistance, forging…

  • Women Leading Democratic Change

    Women Leading Democratic Change

    Impact, Results and Lessons from ICLD’s programme Women’s Political Leadership This anthology brings together reflections, lessons, and stories from women politicians who have sought to create change in their communities. While political leadership is often described through policies, institutions, and election results, less attention is given to its everyday realities: building trust, navigating resistance, forging…

  • Taking the word

    Taking the word

    Indigenous Women’s Struggle for Equality in Colombia and Guatemala This roadmap provides a strategic framework for the local governments of Leticia and Panajachel to bridge the gap between legal commitments and the meaningful political influence of Indigenous women. Although current regulatory frameworks for women’s participation in Colombia and Guatemala have strengthened formal mechanisms and created…

  • Taking the word

    Taking the word

    Indigenous Women’s Struggle for Equality in Colombia and Guatemala This roadmap provides a strategic framework for the local governments of Leticia and Panajachel to bridge the gap between legal commitments and the meaningful political influence of Indigenous women. Although current regulatory frameworks for women’s participation in Colombia and Guatemala have strengthened formal mechanisms and created…