West and Central Africa \ Local democracy
This section contains information relating to all aspects of lcoal democracy and good governance at the local level. The Commonwealth principles on good practice for local democracy and good governance - known as the Aberdeen Agenda - which have been adopted by all CLGF members and are incorporated in the Commonwealth Charter, set the framework for the promotion of local democracy in the Commonwealth. The materials in this section relate to the constitutional and legal provisions for local government and include a range of studies, policy and training materials on local elections, leadership, community participation, representative local government, local government management and partnerships between local government and other key stakeholders such as traditional authorities.
Sub-topics:
- The Aberdeen Agenda
- Community participation
- Constitutional/legislative provisions
- Decentralisation policy and practice
- Local government elections
- Local leadership
- Local government management
- Partnerships in governance
- Decentralisation in post-conflict environments
- Local government associations
- Transparency and anti-corruption
- Traditional leadership and local governance
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Prioritizing Justice: Electoral Justice in Conflict-Affected Countries and Countries in Political Transition
When a country begins a political transition away from violent conflict or non-democratic rule, there are many difficult steps that it must take. Developing an electoral justice system, which includes the means and mechanisms to ensure that electoral integrity is maintained or restored when an electoral process is damaged by repression, misconduct, or irregularities, may appear to decision-makers to be a secondary concern or even an afterthought. This Policy Paper argues for the establishment of an electoral justice system at the outset of a transition, and before initial elections are held. It explains why doing so, despite the challenges, is so important, and offers recommendations on how to develop such systems, in an environment where an adequate legal framework and strong electoral justice institutions may not yet exist.
Author: Frank McLoughlin Publisher: International IDEA Publication year: 2016
‘We are not the only ones to blame’: district assemblies’ perspectives on the state of planning in Ghana
Author: Eric Yeboah, Franklin Obeng-Odoom Publisher: University of Technology Sydney Press Publication year: 2016
New century local government commonwealth perspectives
Author: Edited by Graham Sansom, Peter McKinlay Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat Publication year: 2013
Constitutional challenges of creating new local government areas in Nigeria
Author: Jude Okafor Publisher: University of Technology Sydney Press Publication year: 2012
Local government and decentralization in Ghana - book review
Author: Keshav C. Sharma Publisher: University of Technology Sydney Press Publication year: 2010