Overview
- Addresses the very basic nature of identity, local and self-government
- Questions the survival and promotion of sub-municipal governance when European trends are towards amalgamation and scale efficiency policies
- Contributes to the debate on size, democracy and policy delivery efficiency, as well as on decentralization and multi-level governance at the micro-level
Part of the book series: Governance and Public Management (GPM)
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This book explores sub-municipal units’ (SMU) role in decision making, decentralized institutional innovation, social innovation and, in rural areas, service delivery. Focusing on fourteen European countries, the book examines the impact of political cultures, administrative traditions and local government systems on the functioning of the SMUs. An under-explored topic in the literature, this book provides a comprehensive, comparative European, thematically broad, descriptive book on sub-municipal governance.
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Keywords
- Sub-Municipal Governance
- Europe
- Decentralization
- Sub-Municipal Devolution
- sub-municipal institutions
- sub-municipal unit (SMU)
- democratic legitimacy
- multilevel governance
- Local Government
- local democracy
- town planning
- democratic participation
- local self-government
- multilateralism
- Lilliputian governance
- sustainability
- Austerity
- citizen engagement
- institutional innovation
- Regional Politics
Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Nikolaos-Komninos Hlepas is Professor at the Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Norbert Kersting is Chair for Comparative Politics, Local and Regional Governance at the Department of Political Science, University of Muenster, Germany.
Sabine Kuhlmann is Professor of Political Science, Administration and Organization at the University of Potsdam, Germany.
Pawel Swianiewicz is Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Local Development and Policy at the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland.
Filipe Teles is Assistant Professor and member of the Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Norbert Kersting is Chair for Comparative Politics, Local and Regional Governance at the Department of Political Science, University of Muenster, Germany.
Sabine Kuhlmann is Professor of Political Science, Administration and Organization at the University of Potsdam, Germany.
Pawel Swianiewicz is Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Local Development and Policy at the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland.
Filipe Teles is Assistant Professor and member of the Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sub-Municipal Governance in Europe
Book Subtitle: Decentralization Beyond the Municipal Tier
Editors: Nikolaos-Komninos Hlepas, Norbert Kersting, Sabine Kuhlmann, Pawel Swianiewicz, Filipe Teles
Series Title: Governance and Public Management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64725-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-64724-1Published: 30 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87855-3Published: 06 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-64725-8Published: 16 January 2018
Series ISSN: 2524-728X
Series E-ISSN: 2524-7298
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 268
Topics: Public Policy, Governance and Government, Public Administration