Inclusive leadership and governance

Resident Dialogue 2.0
December 17, 2019
The short-term aim of this project is to develop an existing partnership related to residents’ dialogues between the municipalities Jinan and Västerås. It means meeting residents’ needs and continuously improve efficiency and availability with focus on Contact Centre and Hotline12345, the single point of entry for residents who want to contact Västerås and Jinan, respectively. Jinan…
20 years of partnership – Nelson Mandela bay municipality and Gothenburg city
December 16, 2019
This booklet is a record of important work done during the twenty-year partnership between City of Gothenburg in Sweden and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in South Africa from 1999 to 2019. This booklet complements two previous publications: 10 Years of Development Cooperation – The Urban Development Programme 1996-2007 and Swedish-South African Cooperation and Partnership/Friendship –…
Lycksele and Homa Bay, Kenya
December 16, 2019
Project: Sustainable water and waste management as a way of promoting public health The project objective is to produce a comprehensive plan for integrated waste and water management in Homa Bay County with focus on waste management supporting public health in the county. The project is linked to another project with a specific focus on…
Leadership in Local Governance
December 5, 2019
The training focuses on exploring ways of making governance in the municipality equitable and inclusive. The participants will work on a change project and implement a strategy to make the municipality equitable, participatory, transparent and accountable. By strengthening the capacity of selected teams and by strengthening the networks available to them, the training aims to…
The Elite Choice – ‘Unpacking the Elite’ in Mukungule Chiefdom, Zambia
October 7, 2019
Community-based natural resource management has been advocated for by many scholar and environmentalists to improve natural resourcesmanagement, equity, and justice for local people. However, its implementation on the ground does not always reach the intended goal. This is because poor policies have led to unaccountable leaders that empower elite control and capture. Studies perceive elites…
Borlänge and Lodwar, Kenya
September 10, 2019
Project: Inclusive municipalities for refugees Borlänge and Lodwar municipalities have succefully implemented an inception phase project (dnr 2017-0049) that laid foundation for a long-term partnership between the two municipalities. The focus of the inception phase project was to create a municipal partnership that foster a democratic inclusion of refugees. The two municipalities met in Borlänge…
Gotland and Kibaha, Tanzania
September 10, 2019
Project: Gender Equity project This project’s aims at reducing gender inequality in decision making bodies in Kibaha Education Center and Kibaha Town Council. Through the problem analysis a high level of gender inequality was revealed. The definition of Decision-making bodies in this application is politicians and management at different levels from street leaders all the…
Beyond state regulation of informality: understanding access to public space by street vendors in Bogotá
May 6, 2019
Abstract:Selling goods and providing services in public spaces is one of the most accessible occupations for many urban poor. However, use of public space for such occupations is often prohibited by local regulations, excluding street vendors from legally using this space for their survival. While significant research has been devoted to state efforts to control…
Trans-Saharan labour emigration from Niger: Local governance as mediator of its underlying causes and consequences
February 18, 2019
This report reviews the existing literature of trans-Saharan labour emigration from Niger both conducted by Nigeriens but also by other West Africans, given Niger’s importance as a country of transit. The literature on labour emigration from the Sahelian region, as in other parts of the world, is dominated by studies that emphasise particular causes (drought,…
Exploring coordination in a multi-agency partnership approach to prevention of gender-based violence in Zambia
November 26, 2018
This study identifies factors that fosters and hinders coordination among key agencies operating in one-stop centre in Zambia such as the police, health and social welfare that provide coordinated medical, social and legal services to the victims of gender-based violence. This is a primary qualitative study in which data was collected using interviews from participants…