Jönköpings kommun
Partnership for Sustainable Reconstruction and Democratic Urban Planning
The ICLD partnership between Jönköping and the Ukrainian city of Berdychiv addresses a complex challenge: how can sustainable, inclusive and democratic urban planning be developed in a context of ongoing war and reconstruction? The starting point for the cooperation is Berdychiv’s rapid population growth as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the…
Jönköping – Stellenbosh, South Africa
Project: Youth participation in municipal decision-making The project tackles a shared challenge in both Jönköping and Stellenbosch: young people are largely excluded from municipal decision-making. Although Sweden incorporated the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into law in 2020, translating this principle into real influence for young people remains difficult. Existing structures, such…
Jönköping – Berdychiv, Ukraine
Building Better Cities Together The partnership between Jönköping and Berdychiv focuses on strengthening citizen participation and digital innovation in urban planning. While technical foundations for city planning are already in place, they are now incorporating democratic tools—especially citizen dialogue—to ensure inclusive development of new urban districts. In Berdychiv, guidelines for citizen dialogue already exist, and…
Jönköping and Stellenbosch, South Africa
Human Rights 2.0 For over a year, representatives from Jönköping municipality and Stellenbosch have met digitally to get to know each other and discuss the municipalities’ various challenges. Workshops have also been carried out in both Stellenbosch and Jönköping with representatives from the municipalities’ various administrations and operations. In Jönköping, it was about specific areas/places…
