Key words
Local government in Western democracies
Objectives
This course compares the systems of local government in a number of Western countries based on case studies of urban renewal and of policy steering on a city-regional level. Are there still distinctly Nordic, Anglo-Saxon, French, and southern European systems of local government, or has the modern state tended to converge upon a single model?
Prerequisites
public administration and public policy, administrative law
Topics
Principles and Basic Choices in Local Government
History of Local Government
Sociological, Political, and Cultural Con ditions
Why have an Elected Local Government
Local Governance and Local Government
Basic Structures of Local Government in Western Europe.
Financing
Internal Organization
The Role of Public Officials
Local Government and Intergovernmental Relations
Reorganizing Local Government: Developments and Trends
Teaching Methods
Weekly sessions of two hours. Lectures and group discussions based on a reader.
Materials used
A reader will be available
Study guidance
Assessment
Evaluation will be based on an oral exam.
Study costs
Lecturer(s)
Filip DE RYNCK
Language
Dutch
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