Territorial reforms of local governments (Part II)

Abstract

Territorial reform of local governments is a theme of continued salience on policy agendas on central and sub-national levels of government across Europe and beyond. In some countries, government-initiated reforms have reshuffled entire local government systems virtually overnight. In other countries, failed or semi-failed reform implementation has yielded a patchwork of localized changes. In some countries there is increasing incidence of amalgamations, even in the absence of government-initiated reform. Varying patterns of territorial reform have attracted growing scholarly attention, giving rise to an expanding body of studies of reforms in single countries as well as comparative studies. In this panel we welcome paper proposals that cover the broad range of approaches to the study of territorial reform of local governments, including but not delimited to: - Reform strategies, reform implementation and the effects of reforms on democracy, efficiency and other relevant measures - Single country studies and comparative analysis - Territorial reforms on all levels of sub-national government, including local governments, sub-local/parish councils, and regional/county governments - Qualitative/case-based as well as quantitative analysis and meta-studies Due to great interest we propose two panels with the same title and abstract.

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The Effects of Territorial Reforms on Political Disaffection	View Paper Details
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