2026
Addressing Urban Violence and Local Security: Participatory Research with Young People in Colombia and South Africa
This report documents a persistent mismatch between official security priorities, still centred on crime and armed actors, and what young people themselvesidentify as most urgent: unemployment, lack of opportunity, and mental health. Drawing on these findings and recognising that despite being separated by continent, language, and political history, the two cities share a history of…
Addressing Urban Violence and Local Security: Participatory Research with Young People in Colombia and South Africa
This report documents a persistent mismatch between official security priorities, still centred on crime and armed actors, and what young people themselvesidentify as most urgent: unemployment, lack of opportunity, and mental health. Drawing on these findings and recognising that despite being separated by continent, language, and political history, the two cities share a history of…
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
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…
Addressing Online Violence Against Women In Local Politics
A toolbox for Zimbabwe This toolbox draws on data that was collected from six local government authorities in Zimbabwe on online violence against women in local politics. It provides recommendations and strategies for women in politics and local government authorities on how to address online violence. These recommendations fall under three pillars: Protection, Mitigation, Prosecution…
Addressing Online Violence Against Women In Local Politics
A toolbox for Zimbabwe This toolbox draws on data that was collected from six local government authorities in Zimbabwe on online violence against women in local politics. It provides recommendations and strategies for women in politics and local government authorities on how to address online violence. These recommendations fall under three pillars: Protection, Mitigation, Prosecution…
Digital Violence and Political Intimidation: Addressing Online Violence Against Women in Local Politics in Zimbabwe
This report addresses this critical gap by examining the nature, form, and impact of online violence against women in local government politics in Zimbabwe. Classified as ‘not free’ by Freedom House and burdened by a history of political intimidation, Zimbabwe has seen a decline in women’s political representation despite established gender quotas. At the local…
Digital Violence and Political Intimidation: Addressing Online Violence Against Women in Local Politics in Zimbabwe
This report addresses this critical gap by examining the nature, form, and impact of online violence against women in local government politics in Zimbabwe. Classified as ‘not free’ by Freedom House and burdened by a history of political intimidation, Zimbabwe has seen a decline in women’s political representation despite established gender quotas. At the local…
NORMSTORM Educational toolbox
Lessons from the Stellenbosch and Jönköping Municipal Partnership Contributors: Chantal Côte & Robin Alnäs This is a practical toolbox designed to guide the implementation of Normstorm in classrooms and communities across South Africa and beyond. Normstorm is a method designed to break the silence. It is a value-driven educational approach that engages young people through…
NORMSTORM Educational toolbox
Lessons from the Stellenbosch and Jönköping Municipal Partnership Contributors: Chantal Côte & Robin Alnäs This is a practical toolbox designed to guide the implementation of Normstorm in classrooms and communities across South Africa and beyond. Normstorm is a method designed to break the silence. It is a value-driven educational approach that engages young people through…
