Decentralization Archives – Page 2 of 3

LPSA Expert Working Group on Sub-Saharan Africa – Open Meeting – December 2025

February 23, 2025 Lynn Wambu

LPSA’s Expert Working Group (EWG) on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) aims to bring together government officials, policy practitioners, scholars, civil society organizations, and citizens who share an interest and expertise on decentralization, multilevel governance, intergovernmental relations, […]

LPSA’s Decentralization and Multilevel Governance Glossary

December 26, 2024 LPS Alliance

As a global professional network promoting inclusive local governance and sustainable localized development around the world, LPSA recognizes the importance of stakeholders having a common vocabulary when discussing issues related to decentralization, multilevel governance, and […]

What is next for Syria? Decentralization?

December 8, 2024 LPS Alliance

Given the recent developments in Syria, which saw the demise of an authoritarian regime that ruled the country for over half a century, the role of federalism and decentralization in Syria’s future is a topic of […]

Elevating the Debate and Catalyzing Action: Towards a Pan African Network of Decentralization Advocates

October 1, 2024 Jacqueline Muthura

The African School of Decentralization, the LPSA Sub-Saharan Africa Working Group, the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape, and the Centre for Federalism and Governance Studies at Addis Ababa University have […]

Navigating conflict and fostering cooperation in fiscal federalism

August 12, 2024 Marina Jandrevska

Intergovernmental disputes within federal or decentralized systems can hinder a country’s harmonious operation, negatively impacting the fiscal health of central and subnational governments. These disputes predominantly arise from ambiguities in power and resource distribution, as […]

LPSA Expert Working Group on Sub-Saharan Africa – Open Meeting – March 2025

July 13, 2024 Jacqueline Muthura

LPSA’s Expert Working Group (EWG) on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) aims to bring together government officials, policy practitioners, scholars, civil society organizations, and citizens who share an interest and expertise on decentralization, multilevel governance, intergovernmental relations, […]

Decentralization in Latin America After 40 Years: Work in Progress

May 18, 2024 LPS Alliance

In 1995, Andrew Nickson, a leading scholar on decentralization (Honorary Reader in Public Management and Latin American Development at the International Development Department, University of Birmingham) wrote the first English-language book on local government in […]

African School on Decentralisation (ASD) 2024

May 12, 2024 LPSAManager

The theme for the Fourth African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is ‘Decentralisation and Human Rights’. The 2024 ASD will examine whether, and if so how, decentralization can create favorable conditions for the protection and realization […]

Training: Fiscal Decentralisation and Local Finance

April 8, 2024 Mehdi Bargach

The Hague Academy for Local Governance is accepting applications for its in-person Fiscal Decentralisation and Local Finance. This course is designed for professionals working on (fiscal) decentralisation processes, public sector reform programmes, public service delivery or […]

Decentralized Governance: Crafting Effective Democracies Around the World

October 9, 2023 Limabenla Jamir

A new book edited by Jean-Paul Faguet and Sarmistha Pal, titled “Decentralised Governance: Crafting Effective Democracies Around the World,” brings together a new generation of political economy studies, blending theoretical insights with empirical innovation, including […]