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[ December 19, 2025 ] Conditional grants and the hidden politics of fiscal decentralization Australia
[ December 18, 2025 ] Nearby solutions: The role of regional and local governments in Latin America Decentralization
[ December 10, 2025 ] The new U.S.–Kenya health partnership risks missing the real problem Africa
[ December 4, 2025 ] Gen Z protests and the case for inclusive and effective multilevel governance Local democracy and inclusive governance
[ December 3, 2025 ] LPSA is looking for Regional Working Group Coordinator (MENA Region) Community

Conditional grants and the hidden politics of fiscal decentralization

December 19, 2025 LPS Alliance

In discussions on fiscal decentralization, conditional grants are often treated as a technical detail rather than a central feature of multilevel governance. Much of the debate focuses on revenue assignments, own-source taxation, or unconditional transfers, […]

The new U.S.–Kenya health partnership risks missing the real problem

December 10, 2025 LPS Alliance

On December 6, the governments of Kenya and the United States announced a major five-year, $2.5 billion cooperation framework to strengthen Kenya’s health sector. The agreement signals renewed American commitment to supporting Kenya’s efforts to […]

Gen Z protests and the case for inclusive and effective multilevel governance

December 4, 2025 LPS Alliance

Over the past several years, countries across different parts of the world—including Africa, South Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America—have experienced a surge of youth-led protest movements often referred to as “Gen Z […]

Local governments as engines of citizen engagement in Africa

December 1, 2025 LPS Alliance

Afrobarometer’s African Insights 2025 report offers a rich and timely window into how citizens across the continent are engaging in public life, making demands on their leaders, and asserting democratic voice. While the report covers […]

How decentralization is shaping economic development in Burkina Faso

November 24, 2025 Lynn Wambu

Over the past few decades, decentralization has become a key reform strategy across sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to bring the government closer to the people and boost local development. Burkina Faso offers a compelling case. A […]

Advancing multilevel governance and urban finance in Somalia

October 27, 2025 Jacqueline Muthura

The Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA), in partnership with the World Bank Somalia, implemented a sequence of two capacity-building programs in 2025 designed to equip Somali policymakers and practitioners with the skills, tools, and frameworks […]

Democratic renewal begins locally

October 25, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

As democratic institutions worldwide grapple with declining trust, growing polarization, and the pressures of misinformation, a recent OECD Discussion Paper —Exploring New Frontiers of Citizen Participation in the Policy Cycle –offers a timely framework for […]

Decentralized Governance and Climate Change

October 7, 2025 LPS Alliance

A new book sheds light on one of today’s most pressing global challenges: Decentralized Governance and Climate Change, edited by Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Paul Smoke, and Serdar Yilmaz, examines the intersection between decentralization and climate policy, […]

County childcare as an avenue to women’s economic empowerment in Kenya

October 7, 2025 Jacqueline Muthura

Under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution (Part II (9)), county governments in Kenya have constitutional functions and powers for “pre-primary education, village polytechnics, homecraft centres and childcare.” Furthermore, the 2010 Constitution of Kenya provides […]

Do local gender quotas improve the electability of women at higher tiers?

September 23, 2025 LPS Alliance

One of the central promises of decentralization is that it can create political space for those historically excluded from power. In theory, local governance is the arena where marginalized voices—whether of caste, ethnicity, or gender—can […]