Localization in World Politics
This SSHRC-funded collaborative and interdisciplinary project connects scholars and practitioners to explore the diverse meanings and uses of “localization” in world politics. Outcomes include a special forum of Global Studies Quarterly, a web-based policy guide to localization, and a podcast series.
Podcast
Hosts Jennifer Welsh (Canada 150 Research Chair in Global Governance and Security; Director of the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies, McGill University), Adam Kochanski (Assistant Professor, University of Guelph), and Emily Scott (Associate Professor, University of Birmingham) are joined by leading scholars and policy practitioners to discuss localization, its history, how it is being studied, and how efforts to "go local" impact real people.
The podcast is avaliable on Spotify and Acast. The links can also be found in the drop-down menu here on our website.
Policy Brief
In this CIPSS Occasional Paper, “‘Walking the Localization Talk’: A Practitioner’s Reflections,” Marc Linning (Senior Protection Advisor) examines how one international humanitarian NGO – the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) – has changed its organizational culture in pursuit of a more localized approach. Drawing from several contexts in which CIVIC has worked (including Nigeria, Mali, Kenya, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine and Yemen), the reflections captured in this occasional paper provide food for thought for others working in the field of protection, as well as the wider humanitarian sector, when it comes to operationalizing the key goals of localization.