Inclusive leadership and governance

  • The Politics of Pseudoactions – Local Governance and Gender Policy Implementation in the Western Balkans

    Successful implementation is often pointed out as a missing prerequisite in the attainment of gender equality goals. Only rarely, however, are gender policy implementation processes subjected to systematic study. This paper analyses the local-level implementation of national gender equality policies in three countries of the Western Balkans region (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia), examining the…

  • Devolution, Democracy and Development in Kenya

    In this study, Cornell and D’Arcy explore to what extent devolution has changed Kenyan politics – what progress has been made and what challenges still remain? Although the devolution is in many ways successful and much progress has been made already, the authors highlight a number of critical areas in need of further attention. First,…

  • Gendering Decentralization in Cambodia

    Cambodia’s democratic decentralization reform is commonly regarded as the most deep-cutting public sector reform and the politically most significant democratic development in Cambodia since 1993. The reform rearranges power structures, creates space for a more pluralistic political representation, addresses gender equality in local politics, and triggers articulation of new political views. However, the reforms continue…

  • Mapping Spaces for democratic participation in South Aceh, Indonesia

    This report by Leena Avonius, Olle Törnquist and Fadhli Ali is the third report to be published in ICLD’s Research Report series. Avonius et al examines to what extent democratic local governance reforms have become effective and visible in the South Aceh district in Indonesia. The study seeks to answer if, and to what extent,…

  • When Local Government Strikes it Rich

    Elected local councils all across the developing world have long suffered from insufficient funding which deeply undermines their capacity to take constructive action. Local councils in most of India’s 28 states have long faced this problem. This is a study, based on extensive field research, of a major new anti-poverty program in India – the…

  • 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…