This briefing explores the findings from a report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation that sets out the aims, rationales and types of demand-side policies for inclusive growth in cities, with evidence from global cities Chicago, Melbourne and Limerick.
This briefing explores the "rates" system of local government financing that is used in Northern Ireland, and examines what the implications are for local authorities because of it.
The Government’s recently published National Mitigation Plan for Climate Change was recently covered in an LGiU Ireland. Scotland has been one of the most successful countries in Europe when it comes to reducing emissions, and there are some good practices in play that Ireland can draw from.
Alongside our other briefings on local government around the world this briefing helps to strengthen our understanding of the challenges that can be faced by local government, and some of the ways people in other countries have set about addressing them.
In local government we often discuss the role of heritage in encouraging tourism and bolstering the local economy but we less frequently consider its role in helping to shape a place and strengthen its identity and the sense of place of its residents.
This is the first of a series of briefings discussing the consequences of tourism on the economic and social development of towns and cities (both positive and negative) since the year 2017 has been declared by the United Nations the Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.
Summary In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of research undertaken assessing the role that social media plays in electoral contests across the Globe. Ireland has also seen the impact of social media engagement in our electoral system and increasingly the disruption associated with the use of social media is becoming a norm, […]
The first in a series of briefings looking at the financing of local government in other countries which should help readers to build up an understanding of the financial arrangements in Ireland and how these compare to neighbouring countries.
Summary This briefing is one of a series looking at local government across the world. It outlines the development of France’s republican and democratic structures (including changes to the constitution) and the influence they have had on local government, and institutions at a local level. It looks at the development of decentralisation during the last […]
This Brexit update focuses on the negotiations process between the UK and the EU, Brexit bills in the UK's Queen’s Speech, the rights of citizens, issues from Scotland and Northern Ireland and potential implications for Ireland and Irish citizens.