Local governments play a crucial role in
providing basic services and fostering sustainable economic development.
Moreover, as government tier closest to the citizens, decentralised
government has the potential to contribute considerably to increased
accountability and democratic governance in the entire country.
This two-week course focuses on how to design, implement and support effective decentralisation strategies in order to strengthen processes of governance and development from the bottom up. Questions that will be addressed during the course include: How can governments become more knowledgeable of and responsive to the needs of the people? How can you create possibilities for greater economic participation of marginalised groups? And how can local governments contribute to reaching the MDGs?
This two-week course focuses on how to design, implement and support effective decentralisation strategies in order to strengthen processes of governance and development from the bottom up. Questions that will be addressed during the course include: How can governments become more knowledgeable of and responsive to the needs of the people? How can you create possibilities for greater economic participation of marginalised groups? And how can local governments contribute to reaching the MDGs?
You will get acquainted with the political economy of
decentralisation and with tools for change management. By site visits,
case presentations, a decentralisation game and an exchange of
experiences, you will be actively involved throughout the course.
The experts
Contributions to our courses come from excellent trainers, who are
practitioners in the field of decentralisation and local governance and
have extensive experience in various parts of the world. During the
course you will have the opportunity to share your experiences with them
and ask for their opinion and advice.
Learning objectives
The course will help you:
- gain a reference frame for working on good governance, democracy, decentralisation and participation;
- increase your knowledge on inter-administrative relations and local governance practices in different parts of the world;
- Increase your insight into the various factors that influence performance at the local level;
- learn tips and tools for designing strategies for a more effective implementation of decentralisation and local development policies.
The experience
If you would like to know what you will learn during this course from day to day, please click here for the preliminary programme.
Practical information
The course fee is € 2.890,-. This includes all training-related costs
for two weeks as well as drinks and lunches, training materials and
travel during the training. The course language is English. The deadline
for application is 14 January 2013.
If you would like to receive more information you can contact us at info@thehagueacademy.com or +31 (0) 70 37 38 695.
If you would like to receive more information you can contact us at info@thehagueacademy.com or +31 (0) 70 37 38 695.
Application procedure
Click here for more information about the application procedure and and for the online application form.
NFP (Nuffic) fellowship
The Netherlands organisation for international cooperation in higher
education (NUFFIC) offers the opportunity to apply for a fellowship for
this training course, as part of the Netherlands Fellowship Programme
(NFP) for short courses. To see if you are eligible for a fellowship and
to learn more about the rules and regulations regarding the fellowship,
please see www.nuffic.nl/nfp.
If you would like to apply for this NFP fellowship you have to:
- Send us your application form for this training course and
- register in the online Nuffic database Scholarships online through the following link: www.nuffic.nl/sol
- Send us your application form for this training course and
- register in the online Nuffic database Scholarships online through the following link: www.nuffic.nl/sol
You must send us the application form for the course and
register in SOL between 17 July and 2 October, 2012 ! Applications send
beyond 2 October 2012 will not be considered.
