2019

“Having the freedom to having freedom”. Youth Participatory Assessment of Accessibility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

27 mars, 2020

This study explores the subjective definitions of access to the city in a group of young people in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Through semi-structured interviews, workshops, and participative observation those definitions emerged. Departing from the concept of perceived accessibility, it came apparent that those definitions gravitate around three essential elements: availability of safe and affordable…
“Having the freedom to having freedom”. Youth Participatory Assessment of Accessibility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

27 mars, 2020

This study explores the subjective definitions of access to the city in a group of young people in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Through semi-structured interviews, workshops, and participative observation those definitions emerged. Departing from the concept of perceived accessibility, it came apparent that those definitions gravitate around three essential elements: availability of safe and affordable…
Peace in the peaks? Changes in water and land distribution in Colombia’s southern highlands during the Post-Peace Agreement phase

23 mars, 2020

Governance of environmental resources plays a key role in enhancing or hindering progress towards peace in post-conflict societies. Two years after the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the government of Colombia, new dynamics on natural resource and land-use are leading to environmental harm in some regions.…
Peace in the peaks? Changes in water and land distribution in Colombia’s southern highlands during the Post-Peace Agreement phase

23 mars, 2020

Governance of environmental resources plays a key role in enhancing or hindering progress towards peace in post-conflict societies. Two years after the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the government of Colombia, new dynamics on natural resource and land-use are leading to environmental harm in some regions.…
ICLD Country Briefs

19 februari, 2020

The ICLD Country Briefs is a publication series that investigates local democracy in the 19 countries where the ICLD municipal partnership programme operates. In these reports the authors elaborate on possibilities and barriers for local democracy and municipal partnerships. The reports give insights into the local contexts, and the capabilities of local governments which are…
A Northern Democracy – Introduction to Central and Local Governance in Sweden

18 februari, 2020

Since 2009, The Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) receives a large number of visitors from various countries. As professionals from the public and private sector these visitors are involved in different cooperation activities within the ICLD such as the International Training Programmes, Municipal Partnerships or study visits in general. To meet the need…
A Northern Democracy – Introduction to Central and Local Governance in Sweden

18 februari, 2020

Since 2009, The Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) receives a large number of visitors from various countries. As professionals from the public and private sector these visitors are involved in different cooperation activities within the ICLD such as the International Training Programmes, Municipal Partnerships or study visits in general. To meet the need…
The Elite Choice – ‘Unpacking the Elite’ in Mukungule Chiefdom, Zambia

7 oktober, 2019

Community-based natural resource management has been advocated for by many scholar and environmentalists to improve natural resourcesmanagement, equity, and justice for local people. However, its implementation on the ground does not always reach the intended goal. This is because poor policies have led to unaccountable leaders that empower elite control and capture. Studies perceive elites…
The Elite Choice – ‘Unpacking the Elite’ in Mukungule Chiefdom, Zambia

7 oktober, 2019

Community-based natural resource management has been advocated for by many scholar and environmentalists to improve natural resourcesmanagement, equity, and justice for local people. However, its implementation on the ground does not always reach the intended goal. This is because poor policies have led to unaccountable leaders that empower elite control and capture. Studies perceive elites…
Beyond state regulation of informality: understanding access to public space by street vendors in Bogotá

6 maj, 2019

Abstract:Selling goods and providing services in public spaces is one of the most accessible occupations for many urban poor. However, use of public space for such occupations is often prohibited by local regulations, excluding street vendors from legally using this space for their survival. While significant research has been devoted to state efforts to control…