Inclusive leadership and governance

  • Farce of the Commons: Humor, Irony, and Subordination through a Camera’s Lens

    This report by Jesse Ribot is the second one to be published in ICLD’s Research Report series. Ribot argues convincingly that local democracy has a material basis and thus stresses the need for local governments to have both decision making powers and adequate funds to respond to local people’s needs. This report emerged from the…

  • Inclusion of persons with functional disorders in working life

    Inclusion of persons with functional disorders in working life

    This project focuses on the inclusion of all persons in working life. Due to a number of inhibiting factors many persons with disability cannot find work.

  • Ja-Va-Sha local self government 1

    Ja-Va-Sha local self government 1

    This is a three-party cooperation and the third part is Valgamaa, Estonia. Ja-Va-Sha local self government 1 stands for co-operation between Jämtland-Valgamaa-Shatsk. The partners in this project will work with self government in the county of Jämtland in Sweden, the county of Valgamaa in Estonia and Shatsk Rajon in Ukraine. The partners plan for three…

  • Politician Project: Leadership, Coalitions & Voters

    Politician Project: Leadership, Coalitions & Voters

    The overall objective (10-15 years) is to strengthen democracy and structures of good governance at local and regional level in the two regions (Kronoberg/southern Småland and Tlokwe). The long-term objective includes highly attractive political parties, competent party workers and good leaders with the skill to cooperate with other parties and communicate with the citizens/community. In…

  • The many faces of the district

    The many faces of the district

    Overall Objective: To enhance and deepen knowledge about human rights, democracy, equality and interculturality. In order to achieve this, the project will develop forms and methods to increase the influence that young people, and in particular girls, regardless of social, ethnic or religious background, can exert on local democracy in relation to physical planning. Democratic…

  • Lika villkor och möjligheter genom ökad tillgänglighet

    Lika villkor och möjligheter genom ökad tillgänglighet

    The overall project objective is to contribute to ensure that all citizens have equal rights and opportunities to participate in a society that is accessible to everyone regardless of ability/capability. In about 10-15 years; there is a fully functioning organization to include an accessibility perspective, all employees have expertise on the issue and there is…

  • Methods and Leadership

    Methods and Leadership

    The cooperation around methods and leadership has been going on between the two municipalities since May 2008 and has developed to be the solid ground in the cooperation. The projects goals is to make the municipal work distinct and develop the work regarding 3 focus areas: organization, steering and target fulfillment. The overall results, through…

  • Examination of the gap between policy and implementation in local government

    Examination of the gap between policy and implementation in local government

    The overall objective is to have more effective implementation of all policies and strategies within a city context in order to improve service delivery at a local level. This in turn will ensure a more sustainable and integrated city. The project objective is to formulate a model of a sustainable urban mobility planning process aligned…

  • Youth Engagement

    Youth Engagement

    The project tackles the issue of the challenge of including youth in the local democratic processes. In today`s situation, the strategic and political decisions in the municipalities concerning youth are not always knowledge-based. The knowledge on the situation of youth, their opinions and how they lead their lives, is inadequate. In addition, the knowledge and…

  • Quality education

    Quality education

    The project objective is to enhance pupils council and develop entrepreneurial learning. All classes are represented in pupils council. The expected results are that more pupils dare and are able to communicate in English and more pupils are active to analyze how to solve problems. The overall objective is to create independent youth who dare…