Inclusive leadership and governance

  • Årsredovisning ICLD 2019

    ”Vi vill framföra vårt stora tack till alla svenska kommuner och regioner som genom ett kommunalt partnerskap skapat en bättre värld. Deras arbete har bidragit till att stärka lokal demokrati och varit en viktig motkraft till antidemokratiska krafter runt om i världen.” Med de orden från ordförande och generalsekreterare inleds ICLD:s Årsredovisning för 2019 med…

  • From Exclusion to Inclusion: The Understanding, Capacity, and Will to Change Local Government Practices

    In a recently published book by Springer: ”New Urban Agenda in Asia-Pacific” learnings from local democracy work within the work of ICLD is highlighted in a chapter written by Björn Möller, Quality Assurance Manager. Local governments’ proximity to the citizens, and their understanding of the specific needs of the communities they govern, allow them to…

  • “Having the freedom to having freedom”. Youth Participatory Assessment of Accessibility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    This study explores the subjective definitions of access to the city in a group of young people in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Through semi-structured interviews, workshops, and participative observation those definitions emerged. Departing from the concept of perceived accessibility, it came apparent that those definitions gravitate around three essential elements: availability of safe and affordable…

  • Härryda implementerar barnkonventionen med inspiration från Homa Bay

    Härryda implementerar barnkonventionen med inspiration från Homa Bay

    Härryda kommun och Homa Bay County i Kenya har implementerat barnkonventionen lokalt genom att främja barn och ungas rättigheter och möjliggöra delaktighet i den lokala demokratin.

  • ICLD Country Briefs 2019

    The ICLD Country Briefs is a publication series that investigates local democracy around the world. In these reports the authors elaborate on the state of local democracy and ties the information to ICLD’s programmes. The reports provide insights into the local contexts, and the possibilities and barriers for successful decentralisation. The information and views expressed…

  • A Northern Democracy – Introduction to Central and Local Governance in Sweden

    Since 2009, The Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) receives a large number of visitors from various countries. As professionals from the public and private sector these visitors are involved in different cooperation activities within the ICLD such as the International Training Programmes, Municipal Partnerships or study visits in general. To meet the need…

  • Piteå and Chinsali, Zambia

    Piteå and Chinsali, Zambia

    Project: Empowerment of disadvantaged groups through local democracy In Chinsali there is low participation of women in local democracy and lack of trust for the municipality among the public. There is a lack of tools, knowledge/awareness and recourses within the municipal organization.  In Piteå social economical and geographic factors leads to lower trust and lower…

  • Resident Dialogue 2.0

    Resident Dialogue 2.0

    The short-term aim of this project is to develop an existing partnership related to residents’ dialogues between the municipalities Jinan and Västerås. It means meeting residents’ needs and continuously improve efficiency and availability with focus on Contact Centre and Hotline12345, the single point of entry for residents who want to contact Västerås and Jinan, respectively. Jinan…

  • 20 years of partnership – Nelson Mandela bay municipality and Gothenburg city

    This booklet is a record of important work done during the twenty-year partnership between City of Gothenburg in Sweden and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in South Africa from 1999 to 2019. This booklet complements two previous publications: 10 Years of Development Cooperation – The Urban Development Programme 1996-2007 and Swedish-South African Cooperation and Partnership/Friendship –…

  • Lycksele and Homa Bay, Kenya

    Lycksele and Homa Bay, Kenya

    Project: Sustainable water and waste management as a way of promoting public health The project objective is to produce a comprehensive plan for integrated waste and water management in Homa Bay County with focus on waste management supporting public health in the county. The project is linked to another project with a specific focus on…

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