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Author : John Loughlin,Committee of the Regions
Publisher : Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN : UCSD:31822028319267
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9289502894
Author : John Loughlin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001-04-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191544705
This book is the result of a research project carried out for the Committee of the Regions and analyses the 'state of play' of democratic practice at the subnational level in all of the European Member states. Its initial hypothesis was that liberal democracy is closely associated with the rise of the nation state in the 19th century. The nation state, however, has been significantly changing under the impact of various forces including globalization and regionalization, internal reforms of the public administration system such as privatization and deregulation, and the emergence of regions and local authorities as actors in their own rights. these changes pose challenges for the practice of democracy and, in particular, for its expression at the regional and local level. The book deals with the theoretical implications of these changes in terms of the changing nature of the state and new regionalism. However, one of the key findings is that there is no one uniform meaning of democracy across member states and there are variations even within a single state depending on whether the national or subnational levels are considered. Each country chapter gives the historical and philosophical background to the concept of democracy in each country. There is also an exposition of the institutional expression of democracy at the different levels. With regard to the practice of democracy at the subnational level, the role of pressure groups and policy networks is examined as well as the role of political parties. There is a survey of critiques of subnational democracy. Finally, there is a survey of innovative approaches to improving regional and local democracy through a variety of mechanisms and reforms as ways of responding to the challenge and opportunities facing it today
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Democracy
ISBN : OCLC:84691127
Author : John Loughlin,Frank Hendriks,Anders Lidström
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191628245
The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe analyses the state of play of democracy at the subnational level in the 27 member states of the EU plus Norway and Switzerland. It places subnational democracy in the context of the distinctive Anglo, the French, the German and Scandinavian state traditions in Europe asking to what extent these are still relevant today. The Handbook adapts Lijphart's theory of democracy and applies it to the subnational levels in all the country chapters. A key theoretical issue is whether subnational (regional and local) democracy is derived from national democracy or whether it is legitimate in its own right. Besides these theoretical concerns it focuses on the practice of democracy: the roles of political parties and interest groups and also how subnational political institutions relate to the ordinary citizen. This can take the form of local referendums or other mechanisms of participation. The Handbook reveals a wide variety of practices across Europe in this regard. Local financial systems also reveal a great variety. Finally, each chapter examines the challenges facing subnational democracy but also the opportunities available to them to enhance their democratic systems. Among the challenges identified are: Europeanization, globalization, but also citizens disaffection and switch-off from politics. Some countries have confronted these challenges more successfully than others but all countries face them. An important aspect of the Handbook is the inclusion of all the countries of East and Central Europe plus Cyprus and Malta, who joined the EU in 2004 and 2007. This is the first time they have been examined alongside the countries of Western Europe from the angle of subnational democracy.
Author : Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287163855
In 2007, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, the representative and the voice of local and regional authorities throughout the continent, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its creation. Originally conceived to make the voice of local authorities count in the incipient European unification, with the passing years it was able to transcend this strict role in order to help to reshape the continent in its own way, particularly by promoting regional policies. This study follows the growth of the Congress and presents the many initiatives it has taken to help the towns and regions of Europe to develop harmoniously, whether at the political, economic, social, cultural, or environmental level. It has been behind numerous European conventions, today recognised all over the continent, and tirelessly contributes to the consolidation of local and regional democracy in Europe. Besides its work, it is the podium and the meeting place for all European local and regional elected representatives, giving it specificity and a wealth unique among the European institutions. While retracing the path travelled over the past fifty years, this study highlights the importance of the towns and regions for tomorrow's Europe and presents the major challenges facing them for the future, together with the solutions that will enable them to meet those challenges.
Author : Gabriele Abels,Jan Battke
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781788978620
The role of regions in the European Union has been frequently debated since the 1980s. This comprehensive book provides a thorough overview of the issue from a variety of perspectives, analysing regional governance and territorial dynamics in the EU and its member states. Focusing on the implications of the democratisation–regionalisation nexus, it argues that a ‘Europe with the regions’ may promote good governance and ameliorate the democratic deficits of the EU.
Author : Carlo Panara,Michael R. Varney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135021269
This work considers the role of local government in 13 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The book aims to provide an account of the system of local government in each of the countries studied along with a critical and contextual approach to the level of autonomy that local government enjoys. The approach is comparative, based on a questionnaire which all of the authors considered. There is then a detailed conclusion to the book which offers a detailed summary and comparative analysis of the responses in order to better consider the role of local authorities as the ‘fourth level’ of governance in the EU. The book aims to offer a detailed introduction to and account of each system of local government which may appeal to those seeking an overview of the area, but also a critical and contextual approach that will be of interest to those actively researching in the areas of local and regional government or EU-central-local government relations. The book contains details of reform in local government up to November 2012, including an analysis of the impact of austerity measures on local autonomy where these have become significant.
Author : Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe,Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287131260
Contribution of the Congress of Local & Regional Authorities of Europe to the Council of Europe's Campaign and Plan of Action against Racism, Xenophobia, Anti-semitism and Intolerance
Author : Chris Himsworth
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781474469173
This is the first critical study of the 1985 treaty that guarantees the status of local self-government. Chris Himsworth analyses the text of the 1985 European Charter of Local Self-Government, traces its historical emergence and explains how it has been applied and interpreted throughout Europe, including the 2014 'Local and regional democracy in the United Kingdom' report published by the Council of Europe in March 2014. Locating the Charter's own history within the broader recent history of the Council of Europe and the European Union, the book closes with an assessment of the Charter's future prospects.
Author : Harald Baldersheim,Michal Illner,Hellmut Wollmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783663106777
Der englischsprachige Band führt ein in die Lokal- und Regionalpolitik der mittel-osteuropäischen Reformländer. Der Band beleuchtet aktuelle Probleme der Kommunal- und Regionalpolitik in den Ländern Mittel-Osteuropas, einschließlich Russlands. Zentral sind Fragen der Beziehungen zwischen zentraler, regionaler und lokaler Politik- und Verwaltungsebene, der lokalen Demokratie und Partizipation sowie Fragen der Verwaltungsmodernisierung.
Author : Andrew Coulson,Adrian Campbell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136773587
This book examines the democratic changes that took place in civil society in Central and Eastern Europe after the break up of the Soviet Union.
Author : Council of Europe Staff
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1997-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287131759
Author : Committee of the Regions
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Central-local government relations
ISBN : UVA:X004550014
Recoge : 1. Common goals: European union policy and the role of regional and local government - 2. Effects of EU legislation on regional and local government - 3. Overview: the diversity of regional and local government in the European Union.
Author : Alex Warleigh
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0761972811
This book comprehensively reviews one of the most salient, ongoing debates at the heart of the European Union (EU) today: democratic reform.
