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Perspectives on Local Governance Across Europe

Insights on Local State-Society Relations

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Editors:
  1. Björn Egner

    1. Institute of Political Science, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

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  2. Hubert Heinelt

    1. Institute of Political Science, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

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  3. Jakub Lysek

    1. Department of Political Science and European Studies, Palacky University in Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

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  4. Patricia Silva

    1. Department of Social and Political Science, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

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  5. Filipe Teles

    1. Department of Social and Political Science, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

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  • Analyses patterns of local governance as they relate to societal actors
  • Shows how local government reforms have differed across Europe
  • Provides a typology for the comparative study of local governance and state-society relations

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance (PSSNG)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction: The Book’s Scope and Content

    • Björn Egner, Hubert Heinelt, Jakub Lysek, Patricia Silva, Filipe Teles
    Pages 1-13

  3. General Insights on Local State-Society Relations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Devil in Details: Beyond Deceptive Comparisons of European Local Governments

      • Filipe Teles
      Pages 17-45

    3. The Notion of Democracy Among Actors Involved in Local State-Society Relations

      • Hubert Heinelt, Björn Egner
      Pages 47-62

    4. Determining the Democratic Quality of Non-Electoral Representation in Local State–Society Networks

      • Karin Fossheim, Hans Vollaard
      Pages 63-84

    5. Legitimacy Claims of Societal Actors Involved in Local State-Society Relations

      • Björn Egner, Hubert Heinelt
      Pages 85-100

    6. Ideology, Trust and Autonomy: Differences Between Elected Politicians and All Other Participants of Local State-Society Networks

      • Carmen Walenta-Bergmann
      Pages 101-115

    7. Does Metagovernance Matter? The Patterns and Effects of Local Politicians’ Participation in Local State-Society Relations

      • Tom Verhelst, Koenraad De Ceuninck
      Pages 117-139

    8. The Unbearable Lightness of Coherence Within Local Governance Arrangements

      • Patricia Silva, Luís Mota, Filipe Teles
      Pages 141-160

    9. Throughput Legitimacy in European Local State-Society Networks

      • Carmen Navarro, Carles Pamies, Lluís Medir
      Pages 161-180

    10. Collaborative Governance and the Rescaling of Local-State Society Networks

      • Marcello Cabria, Annick Magnier
      Pages 181-201

  4. Network-Specific Insights on Local State-Society Relations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. The Prevalence of Low-Relevance Networks in Central and Eastern Europe and the Post-Communist Legacy

      • Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė, Jakub Lysek, Aistė Lazauskienė
      Pages 205-224

    3. Advisory Councils at the Local Level: Do they Add Value for Participation?

      • Iveta Reinholde, Malvīne Stučka, Inese Āboliņa
      Pages 225-240

    4. How Members of Youth Network in Europe Perceive Their Influence

      • Linnéa Henriksson, Janette Huttunen
      Pages 241-260

    5. Participation Without Influence? On the Role of Councils for Elderly and Councils on Disability

      • David Feltenius, Linnéa Henriksson
      Pages 261-280

    6. Organized Business and Trade Unions in Local Governance

      • Detlef Sack
      Pages 281-299

    7. Alike in Diversity? Local Action Groups in Nine European Countries

      • Jakub Lysek, Joanna Krukowska, Carmen Navarro, Alistair Jones, Colin Copus
      Pages 301-317

    8. Power to Rule: The Perception of Power and Relevance in Local Educational Networks in Europe

      • Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir, Grétar Thór Eythórsson
      Pages 319-336
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About this book

This book focuses on local state-society relations, understood as institutionalised relations between local municipalities across Europe and individual, collective or corporate societal actors. It presents a typology of local state-society relations, and applies this to characterise the most relevant institutionalised relations between local government and societal actors at the municipal level in 22 European countries. The comparative volume will clarify whether or not patterns can be detected in the makeup of different types of networks; whether or not these patterns are country-specific or policy-specific; and why cases exist which are so distinct that they are not subsumable under a certain pattern. Taken together, this book will go beyond national typologies to emphasise the role of agency and innovation in particular policy sectors, providing a major contribution in the study of the local governance of Europe. It will appeal to scholars and students of local governance, public administration, urban planning and European studies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Political Science, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

    Björn Egner, Hubert Heinelt

  • Department of Political Science and European Studies, Palacky University in Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

    Jakub Lysek

  • Department of Social and Political Science, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    Patricia Silva, Filipe Teles

About the editors

Björn Egner is Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Political Science, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. His research interests include local politics, housing policy and fiscal policy.

Hubert Heinelt is Professor of Public Administration, Public Policy and Urban Research at the Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. Between 2010 and 2013 he was President of the European Urban Research Association.

Jakub Lysek is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic. His research interests include local politics and electoral behaviour.

Patrícia Silva is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.  Her research interests include political parties, public administration, and local governance.

Filipe Teles is Pro-Rector for Regional Development and Urban Policies at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. His research interests include governance, local administration, territorial reform and political leadership.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Perspectives on Local Governance Across Europe

  • Book Subtitle: Insights on Local State-Society Relations

  • Editors: Björn Egner, Hubert Heinelt, Jakub Lysek, Patricia Silva, Filipe Teles

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15000-5

  • 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), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-14999-3Published: 13 December 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-15002-9Published: 13 December 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-15000-5Published: 12 December 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2523-8248

  • Series E-ISSN: 2523-8256

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 375

  • Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Governance and Government, Comparative Politics, Public Policy

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