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Renewal in European Local Democracies

Puzzles, Dilemmas and Options

  • Puzzles, Dilemmas and Options

Part of the book series: Urban and Regional Research International (URI)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-7
  2. Puzzles of Local Democracy

    • Harry Daemen, Linze Schaap
    Pages 9-26
  3. Revitalising Representative Democracy

    • Harry Daemen
    Pages 27-54
  4. E-forums: Refreshing the Representative Relationship?

    • Joachim Åström, Anna Carola Freschi, Stig Montin
    Pages 79-98
  5. Strong Leadership and Local Democracy: Rivals or Potential Allies?

    • Tomas Bergström, Alberto Gianoli, Nirmala Rao
    Pages 119-143
  6. The Added Value of Intra-municipal Decentralisation: Comparing Bologna, Rotterdam, and Birmingham

    • Julien van Ostaaijen, Alberto Gianoli, Andrew Coulson
    Pages 145-163
  7. Regionalisation and the Democratic Legitimacy of Local Governments

    • José M. de la Fuente Ruano, Linze Schaap, Niels Karsten
    Pages 165-190
  8. The Dynamics of Democratic Learning

    • Arthur Ringeling, Harry Daemen, Linze Schaap
    Pages 191-204
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 205-226

About this book

This book explores the dynamics of democratic reform processes in  European local government. On the basis of analyses of theoretical challenges to present developments, the book pays attention to processes of democratic innovation inspired by classical representative democracy and by new forms of democracy influenced by notions of governance, participation, e-governance, empowering civil society and the like.  Also attention is given to the role of regionalization and of leader- ship in efforts to revitalize local democracy. Cases from all over Europe are being studied.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Tilburg, Netherlands

    Linze Schaap

  • Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Harry Daemen

About the editors

Linze Schaap is Associate professor Public Administration at Tilburg University.

Harry Daemen is Associate Professor Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Renewal in European Local Democracies

  • Book Subtitle: Puzzles, Dilemmas and Options

  • Editors: Linze Schaap, Harry Daemen

  • Series Title: Urban and Regional Research International

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-18763-1

  • Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-531-18762-4Published: 05 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-531-18763-1Published: 11 February 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2627-4191

  • Series E-ISSN: 2627-4213

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 226

  • Topics: Political Science

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