Local Democracy Academy 2022 – Conference Proceedings
The Local Democracy Academy 2022, organized by ICLD on June 6-10, was a forum where researchers from all over the world met to share knowledge and exchange ideas on policy-relevant research for local democracy. The theme – Transformative Local Governance – generated a lot of interest, and led to sustaining researcher networks and increased understanding for the connection between research and policy. The Academy offered four core learning experiences for the participants: Thematic streams according to current policy issues and the participants core research interests; A training session on case-based writing; A training session on comparative policy writing and ensuing public speaking performance; and Local Democracy Labs – a discussion forum with local governments on the most pressing policy questions these currently face.
Thematic streams:
- Climate Action with or without Local Democracy
- Feminist Cities
- Tactical Urbanism
- Child Friendly Cities
- Action Research for equitable health
- Participatory budgeting in marginalised areas
- Digital Services
- Transformative Local Governments