Publications
Here you find ICLD publications and other publications related to ICLD. You can search for them by type of publication, country, project area, SDG’s and research project in the dropdown menues.
Governance Dilemmas of Sustainable Cities
New problems have emerged in a global context through the…
The 2016 local government elections: The point where South Africa changed course?
In August 2016, local government elections were held in South…
Local government in South Africa: Can the objectives of the developmental state be achieved through the current model of decentralized governance?
Under the new constitutional dispensation, South African Local government was…
The Politics of Pseudoactions – Local Governance and Gender Policy Implementation in the Western Balkans
Successful implementation is often pointed out as a missing prerequisite…
Devolution, Democracy and Development in Kenya
In this study, Cornell and D’Arcy explore to what extent…
Gendering Decentralization in Cambodia
Cambodia’s democratic decentralization reform is commonly regarded as the most…
Mapping Spaces for democratic participation in South Aceh, Indonesia
This report by Leena Avonius, Olle Törnquist and Fadhli Ali…
When Local Government Strikes it Rich
Elected local councils all across the developing world have long…
Farce of the Commons: Humor, Irony, and Subordination through a Camera’s Lens
This report by Jesse Ribot is the second one to…