Multi-level governance Archives – Decentralization Net

Local Democracy Thematic Working Group Meeting – May 2026

October 14, 2026 Limabenla Jamir

The Role of Youth in Multi-Level Governance: How Can We Meaningfully Engage Young People? The LPSA Thematic Working Group on Local Democracy and Inclusive Governance convened an open meeting on 19 May to examine the […]

Making Inter-Municipal Cooperation Work

September 29, 2026 Marina Jandrevska

Local governments are under growing pressure to deliver increasingly complex services with constrained financial and administrative resources. Demographic ageing and population decline are reshaping demand in many territories, while urban growth is creating new pressures […]

Is there an economic payoff from creating new local governments? Evidence from Brazil

July 11, 2026 Limabenla Jamir

Changing local political boundaries by splitting local governments to create more localized governance is a common, yet contested reform pursued worldwide. Proponents argue smaller local government units can improve services, boost local economic activity, tailor […]

LPSA Seminar: Decentralization, National Oversight and Accountability — A Kenya–South Africa Dialogue

July 3, 2026 Jacqueline Muthura

The LPSA Expert Working Group on Sub-Saharan Africa (LPSA Africa) is a regional working group of the Local Public Sector Alliance that brings together government officials, policy practitioners, scholars, civil society organizations and citizens who […]

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 […]

Horizontal intergovernmental coordination at local and regional levels

October 24, 2025 LPS Alliance

A newly released volume, Horizontal Intergovernmental Coordination at Local and Regional Levels: Evidence from Europe and Beyond, addresses a critical yet underexplored dimension of multilevel governance: the mechanisms and conditions that enable horizontal coordination among […]

Bridging the Implementation Gap: A Framework for Effective Regional Development

September 29, 2025 Limabenla Jamir

The OECD report Implementing Regional Development Strategies: A Practitioner’s Guide (2025), authored by Jeroen Michels and Yingyin Wu of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), offers timely guidance on one of […]

The Role of Local and Regional Governments in Advancing Human Rights

April 18, 2025 Limabenla Jamir

In the evolving landscape of global governance, human rights have become central to sustainable peace, security, and development. Yet, despite the commitments made at international forums, the implementation of these rights often falters at the […]

Filling the emerging gap in development spending

March 18, 2025 LPS Alliance

As the reality sets in that the United States and European countries are drastically reducing their support to developing countries, there is a recognition that the end of the advanced economies’ generosity is not the […]

LPSA Asia Working Group – Knowledge Sharing Meeting – September 2025

February 27, 2025 Limabenla Jamir

LPSA’s Expert Working Group (EWG) on Asia 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, local governance […]