60 results for “Covid-19”

  • Mayors championing local democracy

    To collect best practices and inspire local politicians, ICLD wanted to highlight mayors who are true changemakers. Mayors from around the world who have made positive transformations for local democracy in their locality; leaders demonstrating commitment and action for equity, inclusion, transparency and/or accountability. We reached far and wide to ask people to nominate a…

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    Apply for ICLD field work grant

  • Proceedings of the academy

    Over the course of five days, between December 14-18, ICLD organized the Local Democracy Academy, a place where representatives of local governments and researchers from all over the world meet to share and exchange ideas. The theme – Global Disruptions and Local Democracy for a Post-Covid World – generated a lot of interest, and the…

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  • Secure and Develop Childrens Rights

    A step-by-step guide to conducting a Child Rights Ambassador Training Programme This toolbox presents a training programme for Child Rights Ambassadors, developed as part of one of four projects carried out within an ICLD-funded partnership between Region Stockholm, Sweden, and Jinja City, Uganda (2022–2025). The work was implemented by staff from Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital…

  • ICLD Country Briefs

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    The ICLD Country Briefs is a publication series that investigates local democracy in the 19 countries where the ICLD municipal partnership programme operates. In these reports the authors elaborate on possibilities and barriers for local democracy and municipal partnerships. The reports give insights into the local contexts, and the capabilities of local governments which are…

  • Just energy transitions as a path towards fair and place-based fossil fuel phase-outs?

    Given the need to mitigate adverse impacts of fossil fuel phase-outs, this thesis investigates whether just energy transitions lead to inclusive and place-based outcomes, focusing on the Just Energy Transition (JET) in South Africa. Using a political economy and procedural justice lens, and drawing on interviews with key stakeholders, the study explores the inclusivity of…

  • Stakeholder involvement at the heart of municipal partnerships

    To ensure that local governments are truly working for the public good, organised and active citizen participation is a must. That is why ICLD considers it very important that the projects within the Municipal Partnership programme are based on broad stakeholder involvement. This seems particularly important at the initial planning phases of the project. The…

  • 17th N-AERUS Conference: 2016 in Gothenburg. Governing, Planning and Managing the City in an Uncertain World. Cooperative Perspectives on Everyday Practices.