Acting as a means to present a civil society based assessment of the key challenges, debates and areas of progress with regards to governance and development at the local level in South Africa, the publication has also served to build awareness of, and mobilise support within civil society and appropriate government institutions for key advocacy positioning of the network.
Aiming at an audience of local government policy-makers and practitioners, the resource offers practical recommendations to improve policy, guidelines, systems and interventions where necessary, and are based on a sound analysis of the context and an assessment of the challenges and opportunities for improvements.
Publications are currently available on the GGLN Website and include:
- Navigating Accountability and Collaboration in Local Governance (2017)
- (Re)Claiming Local Democratic Space (2016)
- In Pursuit of Responsible and Responsive Local Government (2015)
- Community Resilience and Vulnerability in South Africa (2014)
- Active Citizenship Matters (2013)
- Putting Participation at the Heart of Development//Putting Development at the Heart of Participation (2012)
- Recognising Community Voice and Dissatisfaction (2011)
- Ethical Leadership and Political Culture in Local Government (2010), and
- Local Democracy in Action: A Civil Society Perspective on Local Governance in South Africa (2008).