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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…
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The Citizen Report Card (CRC) survey in Solwezi, Zambia, was conducted to assess local democracy and youth inclusion services. The survey is part of ICLD’s Municipal Partnership Programme (MPP), which partners Solwezi with Haparanda in Sweden to improve youth inclusion services. Through this survey, citizens in Solwezi have the opportunity to provide feedback on their…
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The Citizen Report Card (CRC) survey in Sundays River Valley, South Africa, was conducted to assess local democracy and youth inclusion services. The survey is part of ICLD’s Municipal Partnership Programme (MPP), which partners Sundays River Valley with Falkenberg in Sweden and Sarah Baartman District, South Africa, to improve youth inclusion. Through this survey, citizens…
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The Citizen Report Card (CRC) survey in Lusaka City, Zambia, was conducted to assess local democracy and youth inclusion services. The survey is part of ICLD’s Municipal Partnership Programme (MPP), which partners Lusaka with Lidköping in Sweden to improve youth inclusion services. Through this survey, citizens in Lusaka have the opportunity to provide feedback on…
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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…
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17th N-AERUS Conference: 2016 in Gothenburg. Governing, Planning and Managing the City in an Uncertain World. Cooperative Perspectives on Everyday Practices.
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Application deadline: 19 June Regional Alumni Coordinator for ICLD The Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) is looking for a Regional Alumni Coordinator for Southern Africa (Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa) to strengthen engagement among alumni in the regions. This is a consultancy role on part-time basis. The role is ideal for a highly…
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Strengthening Effective Participation and Equitable Representation of Women in Local Democracy The Zoom link and a reminder will be sent out to you the day before the seminar if you registered in advance. In terms of broad geopolitical sentiment, there is a strong commitment to improving gender equality in political decision-making through the adoption and…
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“Relevant knowledge of local democracy has to be gathered and discussed among researchers, practitioners, politicians and citizens. Only then can we create informed policy recommendations” says Staffan Smedby, Sida in his introductory remarks during ICLD’s Local Democracy Academy 2020. His statement captures what we believe the Local Democracy Academy to be all about – making…
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Kalix and Masaka, Uganda
Partnership projectsProject: Education for Mind Set Change. This 3-year project is the first project between Masaka and Kalix in the Municipal Partnership Programme. The partners conducted an inception during 2019 to outline this project. The aim of the project is to increase awareness of the importance of waste management and the negative impact of plastics on…