2026
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
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
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
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…
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…
