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Mukuka Mulenga with sawdust pellets in Zambia

Local implementation of new sustainable innovations - A field study report from Zambia

Are you interested in local democracy, international development or human rights? Are you passionate about exploring how local communities can work together towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? Then doing your fieldwork in an ICLD partner country just might be the right thing for you.Read inspiring stories from students who were awarded a fieldwork grant and already been abroad.

Anti-corruption billboards are displayed in cities and along roads. Their impact on people’s behaviour does not seem successful however. Photo: Lars Plougmann (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Understanding corruption through social norms – A field study about corrupt behaviour in local institutions in Lusaka

Siri Ahlzén received an ICLD fieldwork grant in 2018 and did her fieldwork in Zambia. Her thesis, ‘Understanding corruption through social norms – A field study about corrupt behaviour in local institutions in Lusaka’, aimed to explore the role of social norms in fighting corruption. Here she shares her reflections on her experience and the findings of her research.

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Ungdomsinflytande på lokal nivå sätter de mänskliga rättigheterna i centrum

- Det är dags att vi på allvar låter unga människor får inflytande över allt det som påverkar deras framtid. Aktivt och systematisk arbete för ungdomsinflytande på kommunal och regional nivå, är något som sätter de mänskliga rättigheterna i centrum, säger Johan Lilja, ICLDs generalsekreterare, med anledning av det årliga firandet av den Internationella dagen för mänskliga rättigheter.

Laura Betancur Alarcón received an ICLD fieldwork grant in 2018 and did her fieldwork in Colombia.

Peace in the peaks? Changes in water and land distribution in Colombia’s southern highlands during the Post-Peace Agreement phase

Laura Betancur Alarcón received an ICLD fieldwork grant in 2018. Her thesis, ‘Peace in the peaks? Changes in water and land distribution in Colombia’s southern highlands during the Post-Peace Agreement phase’, aimed at understanding how grassroots initiatives are formed and adapted to deal with peace and sustainability challenges in the post-conflict period in Colombia.

The researchers presenting the report to city officials in Kisumu.  Photo: John C. Chweya

Constructing the city from below: grassroots organisations as urban planning agents

Researcher of the ICLD-funded study ‘Organising grassroots initiatives for a more inclusive governance: constructing the city from below’, Maria Jose Zapata Campos, visited Kenya at the end of August to present the findings of the research. While there she also had the opportunity to present the report to the City Manager in Kisumu and officers at the County and discuss the findings with them.

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Fattigdom bekämpas med demokrati

Internationellt Centrum för Lokal Demokrati, ICLD, arbetar för att främja demokrati och processer för delaktighet på lokal och regional nivå. Detta görs genom att etablera internationella samarbeten där vi bygger vidare på kunnande och erfarenheter från svenska kommuner och regioner. ICLD driver också utbildningsprogram och forskning inom demokratiområdet. ICLD är en ideell organisation. Verksamheten finansieras av Sida. För mer info, besök icld.se.

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