Powell, D M2023-03-222023-03-222022Phillimore, J., Fenna, A., Pandey, K.K., Drage, J., Osaghae, E.E., Powell, D.M. and Walker, A., 2022. Perspectives on local government’s place in federal systems and central–local relations. Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, pp.125-157.https://doi.org/10.5130/cjlg.vi27.8491http://hdl.handle.net/10566/8635To expand on the themes identified by Tomas Hachard’s paper Capacity, voice and opportunity: advancing municipal engagement in Canadian federal relations, the Journal commissioned six personal ‘perspectives’ from a diverse group of other Commonwealth countries – Australia, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa and the United Kingdom (UK). This replicated the model adopted in Issue 26 for Zack Taylor’s paper on Regionalism from above: intergovernmental relations in Canadian metropolitan governance. Similarly, the purpose was to establish a broader picture of issues and trends across the Commonwealth, rather than ‘review’ Hachard’s work.enfederal systemscovid-19municipal engagementcommonwealth countriesintergovernmental relationsArticle