Upcoming Talks

5 April 2023

Local Democracy Talk: Local inclusion in post-conflict contexts

This webinar explores how local inclusion in post-conflict societies can both strengthen democracy and reinforce divisions – and what to do about it.

Peacebuilding and current international development align in the local turn: the belief that change happens at the local level. Kenya and Lebanon, places divided along ethnic or sectarian lines, showcase in new research how participation might both strengthen local democracy and reinforce conflict divisions. How can the insights be taken up in local politics? How can we ensure research recommendations are implemented? A presentation of the study and the conclusions drawn is followed by a local government’s perspective and a Q&A where we invite politicians, civil servants, other researchers and civil society to reflect on the uptake in countries marked by deep societal divides.

Date & time: 5th of April 2023, 14:00 – 15:00 CET
Venue: Online (Zoom webinar)

May 2023 (date TBC)

Local Democracy Talk: Morality Policies

This joint initiative with DeLoG aims to explore discrimination and the preconditions for anti-discrimination work in democracies on the decline. Insights from the research project on morality policies in West Java will be mixed with policymaker and civil society perspectives on how local governments and development actors can respond to the rise of discriminatory policies.

Stay tuned for more details.

Previous talks:

8 March 2023
Local Democracy Talk: Feminist Mayors = Cities for all

6 March 2023
Who’s in Charge? Local Democracy Talks in Gaborone

17 November 2022
Local Democracy Talk: The Future We Imagine

17 May 2022
Democracy and security in Ukraine: Unpacking local resilience and prospects for reconstruction

24 March 2022
Local Governments in Ukraine: constraints and opportunities for peace and democracy

21 October 2021
How do we increase women’s political participation and leadership inTanzania?

15 September
Participatory Climate Action: Local Government Innovations

6 July 2021
If youth activist rule our cities? From fridays for future to the city council

5 July 2021
Ungdomsmakt eller demokratikollaps ( in Swedish)

27 May 2021
Participatory Budget: Let Citizens Decide

2 March 2021
“If gender champions rule our cities: Key policies to create a more equal world from below”
The talk was organised in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi and UCLG Africa. Read more

About Local Democracy Talks

Inspired by the Swedish foreign policy initiative, “Drive for Democracy”, ICLD organises live streamed high-level political panels called “Local Democracy Talks”. The aim of the talks is to create a constructive dialogue and exchange of experiences among leading local politicians to strengthen democratic governance. These talks are key in our efforts to make democracy resilient and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals from below. The talks are facilitated by ICLD and arranged in cooperation with Swedish Embassies, UCLG and other key partners.

Watch all our Local Democracy Talks here:

Why is women’s formal participation and leadership so low in Tanzania?

Welcome to a Local Democracy Talk in Tanzania - a live streamed discussion with panelists representing local governments, faith-based institutions, civil society, UN Women and the Government of Tanzania.

Date and time:
21 October
09.00-10.15 CET, 10.00-11.15 EAT

Panelists:
Erasmina Massawe, Programme Specialist Leadership Political Participation and Governance Section, UN Women Tanzania
Martha Daud Luleka, former district council director, Sikonge
Selina Wilson Msenga, Deputy Mayor Kibaha
Father Kitima, Secretary General of Tanzania Episcopal Conference, TEC
Moderator: Deus Valentine

Organizers: ICLD together with Swedish Embassy in Tanzania and Act Church of Sweden

Why is the women’s formal participation and leadership so low in Tanzania?

Welcome to a Local Democracy Talks in Tanzania – a live streamed discussion with panelists representing local governments, faith-based institutions, civil society, UN Women and the Government of Tanzania. The discussion will be moderated by Aidan Eyakuze, Executive Director Twaweza.

Date and time:
21 October 09.00-10.15 CET, 10.00-11.15 EAT

Questions to be raised:
Women’s formal participation and leadership at the local level in Tanzania is low- why is it so? And what strategies are there to address the concerns?

How can we increase women’s local participation and leadership in the economic, political and religious domains?

How can culture and religion contribute to increased formal participation and leadership by women? Are there any good examples and best practices?

Organizers: ICLD together with Swedish Embassy in Tanzania and Act Church of Sweden

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How do we increase women’s political participation and leadership in Tanzania?

Can local democracy be a solution to climate change? What are the limitations and what aspects of local democracy can be leveraged to save the climate?

Welcome to ICLD's Local Democracy Talks on the International Day of Democracy - 15 September

This panel brings together a group of actors from all over the world to share their experiences of democratic innovations that aims to promote involvement and participation of citizens in response to climate change.
More info at icld.se/localdemocracytalks

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Participatory Climate Action: Local Government Innovations

Political participation constitutes one of the central aspects of democracy. In recent years, our understanding of what political participation entails has shifted. Moving from active participation in the political parties, millennials and generation Z appear to prefer to take their concerns to the streets; Fridays for future being the most evident example.

Can the systematic change take place within the current political system? If so, how do we motivate youth to engage in politics? Welcome to an exiting panel!

Panelists:
Ell Jarl, activist Fridays For Future, Sverige
Anđela Radun, activist Fridays For Future, Serbia
Emma Vigren, politician Social Democrats in Umeå
Jelena Petrovic, working for the green party in Serbia
Moderator: Ida Edvinsson, programme officer, ICLD

More info at icld.se/almedalen

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If youth activist ruled our cities – from Fridays For Future to the city council

Barn och ungas deltagande i den politiska processen är en grundsten för utvecklingen av demokratiska och inkluderande samhällen.

Hur får vi fler unga engagerade i politik på lokal nivå och involverade i de frågor som rör dem?
Och vad händer om inte vi inkluderar de unga nu? Riskeras demokratin på sikt?

Välkomna till ett panelsamtal där vi diskuterar hur barn och unga kan involveras och få möjlighet att påverka de politiska beslut som rör dem men också funderar kring hur demokratin påverkas om barn och unga lämnas utanför det politiska samtalet. Både politiker och ungdomar från svenska kommuner deltar i denna viktiga paneldebatt om demokrati, inkludering och ansvarsutkrävande.

Paneldeltagare:
Saga Andersen, Strängnäs
Maya Mbog Rosen, Malmö
Edvin Johansson, Göteborg
Jacob Högfeldt, Kommunstyrelsens ordförande, Strängnäs kommun
Frida Trollmyr, Kommunalråd, Malmö stad
Moderator: Elias Aspudd, Plan International Sverige / tidigare FN-förbundet

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Ungdomsmakt eller demokratikollaps

This high-level panel brings together a group of leading politicians from Sweden, Spain, and Ukraine to share their personal stories on the value of letting people decide over the municipal budget. What are their motivations? Why do they believe in participatory budget? What are the limitations and what can be achieved?

Panelists:
Marc Serra, Secretary General of the IOPD and Councilor Barcelona, Spain.
Anna-Carin Magnusson, Mayor city of Nässjö, Sweden
Peter Jansson, President city council of Åre, Sweden
Oleksandr Syenkevych, Mayor of Mykolaiv, Ukraine

Iryna Skaliy, National Programme Officer, Ukraine
Moderator: Ana-Maria Vargas, ICLD

This paneldiscussion is part of ICLD series Local Democracy Talks: icld.se/localdemocracytalks

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Participatory Budget: Let citizens decide! – a Local Democracy Talks

Inspired by the Swedish foreign policy initiative, Drive for Democracy, ICLD organises high-level political panels called “Local Democracy Talks”. The aim of the talks is to create a constructive dialogue and exchange of experiences among leading local politicians to strengthen democratic governance.

First out is #LocalDemocracyTalks in Kenya the 2nd March with the theme: "If gender champions rule our cities: Key policies to create a more equal world from below".

Date and time: 2nd March at 12:00-13:00 (Swedish Time) 14:00 – 15:00 (Kenyan Time)

The talk is organised in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi and UCLG Africa.

Welcome by Caroline Vicini, Swedish Ambassador in Kenya, Head of Mission Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-HABITAT

Panelists:
Adelina Mwau Ndeto, Deputy Governor, Makueni County, Kenya
Amelie Tarschys Ingre, Councilor and Chair of the Education Committee in Lidingö – Sweden
Jimmy Jansson, Mayor of the city of Eskilstuna, Sweden
Nereah Amondi Oketch, Member of County Assembly in Homa Bay County, Kenya
Jacqueline Moustache Belle, Director of the Gender and Youth Department (REFELA) of UCLG Africa
Moderator: Johan Lilja, Secretary General ICLD

More info about Local Democracy Talks: icld.se/localdemocracytalks.

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"If gender champions rule our cities"

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