– For all people to have a place in a society, one must find a way in which everyone becomes visible and where everyone gets the opportunity to get their voice heard, says Sophia Alexandersson, artistic director at ShareMusic & Performing Arts.
“- In the next five years I see myself working with young people and encouraging them to take responsability for themselves by becoming political leaders in the community!”. These are the words of Rajka Vujovic – a true champion of local democracy! Through a series of personal portraits, we highlight people who are playing a…
The Local Democracy Academy brings together an international group of leading scholars, post-doctoral scholars, junior researchers, doctoral students, local policy makers and government officials for an intensive week of mutual learning, critical thinking and joint exploration of new ideas and approaches to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
This study is part of a series of four review papers that provide background for the research project “Political Representation under a Changing Sky”, financed by ICLD. The project seeks to understand the multiple causes of climate-related migration from the Sahel towards Europe and the role of local political representation by local government in facilitating…
How do you address complex issues such as Accountability? ICLD visited two partnerships and were inspired by approaches such as working in political coalitions and clarifying the mandates of local – versus provincial levels.
The application for the advanced International Training Programme “Local Governance with a Rights Based Approach 2019–2020” is now open. This training aims to empower local and regional governments and administrations in Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine.
Lodwar, Kenya and Borlänge, Sweden. Two different municipalities approximately 6000km apart facing similar challenges: how to successfully integrate refugees into their communities and set them on the path for fulfilling and productive lives.
Eight international Master’s students studying at Swedish universities were recently awarded ICLD fieldwork grants. The 20,000 SEK grant enables students to conduct fieldwork research for their degree project for fiveweeks in a low- and middle-income country.
ICLD has core values that cherish transparen
Civic dialogues, an enhanced role for women in local politics, and gender-equal access to medical care. These are just some of the themes that will be addressed by the new municipal partnerships. “Every municipality that’s interested in strengthening local democracy has a great deal to gain from getting involved in a municipal partnership,” says Johan…
