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Introduction. Local Government in transformation: momentum for revolution or incremental renovation? |
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Kristof Steyvers, Jean-Benoit Pilet, Herwig Reynaert and Pascal Delwit |
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Local political reforms in Europe |
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Reforming local electoral systems in Europe |
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Norbert Kersting |
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Three regions, three debates, three outcomes? The appointment of mayors in Belgium |
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Jean-Benoit Pilet, Kristof Steyvers, Herwig Reynaert and Carl Devos |
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The direct election of the mayor in Poland and the paradox of depoliticization of local politics |
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Jérôme Heurtaux |
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Electoral reforms at the sub-national level in the post-communist Czech Republic |
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Tomás Kostelecký |
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Electoral systems, forms of government and the local political class in Italy |
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Giancarlo Minaldi and Claudio Riollo |
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Local democracy reforms in Spanish cities |
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José Manuel Rodríguez Álvarez |
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The growing use of referenda in local politics: a comparison of France and Germany |
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Christophe Premat |
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Continuity or innovation? Citizen engagement and institutional reforms in Swiss cities |
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Michael Bützer |
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Inclusiveness of new forms of local and regional political decision-making in terms of gender |
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Monique Leyenaar |
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The internet and citizen participation: Exploring the barriers to reform in the context of UK local government |
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Rabia Karakaya |
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European local government reforms and cultures of political representation. Notes for a comparative analysis |
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Annick Magnier |
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Local political elites in Flanders after the Second World War |
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Herwig Reynaert, Kristof Steyvers and Dries Verlet |
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The local political elite in the Brussels region: A changing environment and new elites? |
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Pascal Delwit |
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Local political elites and the institutionalization of local party organisations in Hungary |
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Gábor Soós |
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Local administrative reforms in Europe |
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Territorial and functional reforms: Old wine in new bottles - or a new vintage? |
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Larry Rose |
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Squandering away Thorbecke's legacy? Some considerations on recent Dutch local government reforms |
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Bas Denters |
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Strengthening local governement in the Netherlands and Flanders: Similar problems, different solutions? |
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Trui Steen and Anchrit Wille |
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The centrifuge of territorial politics. New regional authorities in Sweden: party politics, territory, institutions and identity? |
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Henri Bäck |
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Political localism in Flanders |
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Ellen Wayenberg |
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Institutional deficit and second wave reforms in Hungary: Capacity-building at the district (NUTS4) level |
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Atilla Ágh and Krisztián Kádár |
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Searching for relevant areas: A Franco-English comparison of local government reforms |
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Michèle Breuillard |
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Motives for measuring local government services: Own initiative or top down? |
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Mark Callanan |
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Conclusion. Assessing local government reforms: revolution or renovation? |
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Jean-Benoit Pilet, Kristof Steyvers, Pascal Delwit and Herwig Reynaert |
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