Two way traffic? - Knowledge exchange and mutual learning in municipal partnerships

The presentation is based on a PhD research focusing on knowledge exchange and mutual learning (learning by both involved parties) in Dutch-Moroccan and Dutch-Turkish municipal partnerships. This focus is particularly relevant as strengthening local governance is high on the agenda of both migrant source and destination countries and the body of knowledge on mutual learning in municipal partnerships is limited.

The research was carried out between 2007 and 2012 and focused on five case studies. Use was made of qualitative research techniques.

The presentation will start with a short introduction on the topic of municipal partnerships, followed by the presentation of a framework to analyse mutual learning. This framework is based on 1) a first inventory research carried out in 2007 and 2) the body of knowledge on partnerhsips and knowledge exchange and mutual learning. Lastly the main research findings will be discussed.

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Roy Huijsmans