Inclusive leadership and governance

  • Borlänge and Lodwar, Kenya

    Borlänge and Lodwar, Kenya

    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

    Gotland and Kibaha, Tanzania

    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

    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

    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

    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…

  • Governing through development narrative in the era of ‘Africa Rising’

    The findings of the study indicate that ‘mosaic’ planning, public participation and narratives of devolution are the mechanisms by which power operates in the field of development in Kisumu county. Master Thesis written at Lund University.

  • Refugee women’s economic empowerment through self-reliance?

    This qualitative study focused on refugee women’s economic empowerment in Uganda, a country known for its progressive refugee policies built upon the notion of self-reliance. Master Thesis written at the University of Gothenburg.

  • Toolbox for Local Governments to implement SDG#5 on Gender Equality

    Toolbox for Local Governments to implement SDG#5 on Gender Equality

    This policy brief summarizes the findings from our investigation into SDG#5, and the efforts to turn this global goal into local policies and practice in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH). It offers a toolbox for Local Governments to implement SDG#5 on Gender Equality in seven diffrent languages versions.

  • Local Government and Migration: A Review of Literature and Media Narratives with focus on West African Sahel

    Multiple questions are constantly asked about migration. What are the driving forces behind migration? What happens at the intersection of climate threats, social injustices and migration? Is migration a product of social structures or voluntary individual action? And in general, what is the role of local governments in relation to emigration? Many of these issues…

  • Political and Social Inclusion in Asian Cities – Indonesia Case Study

    This study examines the relationships between local democracy and the barriers to political and social inclusion of marginalized communities in two cities, Bandung as an example of metropolitan city, and Surakarta to give the perspective of a middle-sized city. The research questions are: Since Indonesia has implemented decentralization reforms, basic service delivery is carried out…