Questions addressed in this course are: How should central and local government relations be shaped? How can basic services be delivered and economic opportunities be created in a conflict sensitive manner? We will distil lessons from cases in countries and regions such as Afghanistan, Sudan and the Balkans and discuss issues such as starting points for projects, timing, geography and the impact of our programmes on peace and stability.

This course will help you to:
- analyse the state of local governments and the local political economy in fragile countries;
- design and implement initiatives aimed at strengthening local governments;
- judge the impact of local governance and decentralisation on realising a sustainable peace and building state legitimacy;
- cooperate and coordinate with local governments, the private sector, NGOs and other stakeholders.

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
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.