The theme for the Fifth African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is ‘Decentralisation and Finances’. The 2025 ASD will focus on how decentralisation governance in Africa is financed, and on the systems and rules for the prudent use of public finances at decentralised level.
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We are proud to announce that Professor Jaap de Visser has been selected as one of the Top 25 Thinkers in Local Government by the LGIU (Local Government Information Unit).
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The Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) is a unique programme, aimed at practitioners. It will equip you with knowledge of the South African local government system, and with skills to apply this knowledge in practice.
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This one-year Masters Course equips students to understand how South African provinces and local government work, how the multilevel system of government compares to other countries on the continent and on what global theories and practices it is based.
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Mr Curtly Stevens and Dr Johandri Wright participated at the 10th International Comparative Urban Law Conference in London that was held during 18, 19 and 20 July 2024. The conference was hosted by the Fordham Urban Law Centre.
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On 30 July 2024, the Dullah Omar Institute in partnership with the Hanns Seidel Foundation hosted a webinar on "Revisiting Coalitions: Impact of the GNU on Governance, Intergovernmental Relations and Local Government".
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In its modern history, Africa has experienced different waves of constitutional ordering. The latest democratisation wave, which began in the 1990s, has set the stage over the past decade for what is now a hotly debated issue: do recent, new, or fundamentally revised constitutions truly reflect an African constitutional identity? Thoughtfully navigating a contested field, this volume brings to the fore a number of foundational questions about African constitutionalism.
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Are you a local government practitioner, public servant, member of the legal profession, consultant or a member of a civil society organisation working in local government? This programme is for you!
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Applications Now Open: African School on Decentralisation 2025
