LPSA Archives – Decentralization Net

Rethinking the future of decentralization and multilevel governance

May 15, 2026 LPS Alliance

On February 26-27, 2026, the Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA), together with a broad coalition of partners—including the Forum of Federations, NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, NYU’s Center on International Cooperation (CIC), the […]

Leadership transition at the Local Public Sector Alliance

February 4, 2026 LPS Alliance

The Local Public Sector Alliance recently marked an important transition in its governance and leadership. In December 2025, Astrid Haas concluded her tenure on LPSA’s Board of Directors as she turns her full attention to […]

LPSA is looking for Regional Working Group Coordinator (MENA Region)

December 3, 2025 LPS Alliance

The Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA) is a global professional network that seeks to promote inclusive, equitable societies and sustainable global development by enhancing the understanding of decentralization and localization as complex, cross-cutting and multi-stakeholder […]

LPSA Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance – Open Meeting – November 2025

November 5, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

The 8th open meeting of LPSA’s Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance took place on November 5, 2025. The session, moderated by Elton Stafa, Programme Director at NALAS and Co-Chair of the Working Group, focused […]

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

September 17, 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 committed to advancing knowledge and practice in decentralization, multilevel governance, intergovernmental relations, […]

LPSA Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance – Open Meeting – September 2025

September 10, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

The 7th open meeting of LPSA’s Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance took place on September 10, 2025. The session, moderated by Gundula Löffler, ODI Research Fellow and Co-Chair of the Working Group, focused on […]

Towards defining LPSA’s strategic priorities for 2026-2030

July 25, 2025 LPS Alliance

The global development community is going through a sea-change, with many global development champions and civil society organizations facing a system-wide decline in official development funding. Numerous members of the Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA) […]

LPSA Expert Working Group on Europe & Central Asia – Open Meeting – June 2025

June 10, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

The LPSA Regional Working Group for Europe & Central Asia (ECA) held its Open Meeting on June 11, 2025, at 10:00 EDT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 19:00 UZT. The meeting was opened […]

LPSA Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance – Open Meeting – November 2025

May 30, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

LPSA’s Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Subnational Finance aims to bring together government officials, policy practitioners, scholars, civil society organizations, and citizens who share an interest and expertise on fiscal decentralization, multilevel government finance, intergovernmental […]

Join LPSA’s online member directory

March 9, 2025 LPS Alliance

Registering as a member of the Local Public Sector Alliance on our member portal (localpublicector.org) allows you to create a member profile and publicly share your experience and expertise as part of LPSA’s online member directory. […]