Local Government in Europe
New Perspectives and Democratic Challenges
Bristol University Press
1st Edition
Published on 8. September 2021
Book
Hardback
324 pages
978-1-5292-1718-6 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on classical and emerging research perspectives, this comprehensive book provides an up-to-date review of local government in Europe.
Featuring an impressive range of contributors from both eastern and western Europe, the book addresses three main topics: territorial reforms, democratic empowerment of citizens and the role of local leadership, as well as new trends in local finances.
Acknowledging their inherent diversity, the book examines the ways that local governments have responded to shared challenges, such as climate change, increasing populism and democratic deficit in order to identify both the variety and communalities between the country-specific features. In doing so, it provides a rich picture of the latest trends in local government, as well as pointing the way for future developments.
Featuring an impressive range of contributors from both eastern and western Europe, the book addresses three main topics: territorial reforms, democratic empowerment of citizens and the role of local leadership, as well as new trends in local finances.
Acknowledging their inherent diversity, the book examines the ways that local governments have responded to shared challenges, such as climate change, increasing populism and democratic deficit in order to identify both the variety and communalities between the country-specific features. In doing so, it provides a rich picture of the latest trends in local government, as well as pointing the way for future developments.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
38 s/w Tabellen, 27 s/w Abbildungen
38 Tables, black and white; 27 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
655 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-1718-6 (9781529217186)
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New Perspectives and Democratic Challenges
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Persons
Marta Lackowska is Professor in the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies at the University of Warsaw, Poland.
Katarzyna Szmigiel-Rawska is Professor in the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies at the University of Warsaw, Poland.
Filipe Teles is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Katarzyna Szmigiel-Rawska is Professor in the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies at the University of Warsaw, Poland.
Filipe Teles is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Content
PART I The Size of Municipal Reforms When Size Matters
1 Advancing the Research Agenda on Local Territorial Reforms: Taking Time and Space Seriously ~ Antonio F. Tavares
2 Too Big To Be Local: Local and National Elite Complicity in the Narrative of English Council Mergers ~ Colin Copus, Alistair Jones and Rachel Wall
3 Consequences of Forced Municipal Mergers: Evidence from Norway ~ Harald Baldersheim and Lawrance E. Rose
4 Local Government Reforms in Denmark and Norway: Reform Tools and Outcomes ~ Kurt Houlberg and Jan Erling Klausen
5 One Size Does Not Fit All: Growing Cities and Shrinking Towns in the Spanish Local Map ~ Carmen Navarro and Esther Pano
6 Institutional Changes and Shifting Roles: Local Government Reform in Hungary, 2010-14 ~ Gabor Dobos
7 Territorial Reforms in Bulgaria: The Cases of Municipal Divorces ~ Desislava Kalcheva
8 Participation of Interest Groups at Local Level: Any Space for Democracy in Inter- Municipal Cooperation? ~ Jurga Bucaite-Vilke
PART II Local Democracy and Leadership
9 Municipal Size and the Nationalization of Local Party Systems: The Nationalized, Localized and Regionalized Local Party Systems of Denmark, Poland and Belgium ~ Adam Gendzwill, Ulrik Kjaer and Kristof Steyvers
10 Co-creating the Tolerant City: The Role of Inspirational Civic Leadership ~ Robin Hambleton with a contribution by Wirginia Aksztejn
11 Urban Leadership: German and Polish Mayors in Comparison ~ Hubert Heinelt
12 Urban Climate Leadership in Metropolitan Areas: How Has the Political Parliamentary Model Influenced Oslo's Climate Leadership? ~ Gro Sandkjaer Hanssen
PART III Keeping the Pace with a Balanced Balance Sheet
13 Democratic Functions of Local Budgets ~ Jerzy Bartkowski
14 Does Urban Sprawl Pay Off for the Suburban Municipal Budget in Poland? ~ Julita Lukomska and Jaroslaw Neneman
15 Should Tourists Pay Local Taxes and Why Yes? ~ Marta Derek
Conclusion
16 Perspectives on European Local Government: Putting Local Democracy First! ~ Marta Lackowska, Katarzyna Szmigiel-Rawska and Filipe Teles
1 Advancing the Research Agenda on Local Territorial Reforms: Taking Time and Space Seriously ~ Antonio F. Tavares
2 Too Big To Be Local: Local and National Elite Complicity in the Narrative of English Council Mergers ~ Colin Copus, Alistair Jones and Rachel Wall
3 Consequences of Forced Municipal Mergers: Evidence from Norway ~ Harald Baldersheim and Lawrance E. Rose
4 Local Government Reforms in Denmark and Norway: Reform Tools and Outcomes ~ Kurt Houlberg and Jan Erling Klausen
5 One Size Does Not Fit All: Growing Cities and Shrinking Towns in the Spanish Local Map ~ Carmen Navarro and Esther Pano
6 Institutional Changes and Shifting Roles: Local Government Reform in Hungary, 2010-14 ~ Gabor Dobos
7 Territorial Reforms in Bulgaria: The Cases of Municipal Divorces ~ Desislava Kalcheva
8 Participation of Interest Groups at Local Level: Any Space for Democracy in Inter- Municipal Cooperation? ~ Jurga Bucaite-Vilke
PART II Local Democracy and Leadership
9 Municipal Size and the Nationalization of Local Party Systems: The Nationalized, Localized and Regionalized Local Party Systems of Denmark, Poland and Belgium ~ Adam Gendzwill, Ulrik Kjaer and Kristof Steyvers
10 Co-creating the Tolerant City: The Role of Inspirational Civic Leadership ~ Robin Hambleton with a contribution by Wirginia Aksztejn
11 Urban Leadership: German and Polish Mayors in Comparison ~ Hubert Heinelt
12 Urban Climate Leadership in Metropolitan Areas: How Has the Political Parliamentary Model Influenced Oslo's Climate Leadership? ~ Gro Sandkjaer Hanssen
PART III Keeping the Pace with a Balanced Balance Sheet
13 Democratic Functions of Local Budgets ~ Jerzy Bartkowski
14 Does Urban Sprawl Pay Off for the Suburban Municipal Budget in Poland? ~ Julita Lukomska and Jaroslaw Neneman
15 Should Tourists Pay Local Taxes and Why Yes? ~ Marta Derek
Conclusion
16 Perspectives on European Local Government: Putting Local Democracy First! ~ Marta Lackowska, Katarzyna Szmigiel-Rawska and Filipe Teles