Sweden

  • Child-Focused Cities Analytical Framework

    Child-Focused Cities Analytical Framework

    This research project, aiming to develop an analytical tool to address the Sustainable Development Goals from a child rights perspective, is divided into multiple steps. Phase two, conducted in 2023-2024 is described first while phase 1, which served to build the conceptual groundwork for the analytical framework, is described after. Phase 2 – Child-Focused Cities…

  • Local Democracy and the Legitimization of Climate Action in Rural Municipalities of Sweden, Chile and the US

    Local Democracy and the Legitimization of Climate Action in Rural Municipalities of Sweden, Chile and the US

    Case studies in rural Chile, Sweden and the US, show that climate policy often leads to conflicts with other rural development objectives. Rural municipalities thus need new tools to balance climate change action with other important local demands. This brief highlights how national- and state-level implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal 13 (climate action) interacts…