for non attending students:
1. S.BOLGHERINI Navigando a vista. Governi locali in Europa tra crisi e riforme, IL MULINO BOLOGNA, 2015
2. A.LIPPI & TH.TSEKOS LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES IN TIMES OF AUSTERITY ACROSS MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE, LONDON PALGRAVE 2018
Learning Objectives
The achievement of knowledge and capacity rhough the description of regional and local governments compared in Europe with regard to emerging topics
Prerequisites
basics in political science, public policy, sociology of economic development, law
Teaching Methods
Interactive class by workgrouops, external teaching and theory
Further information
Students must register to unifi moodle platform. registration is needed to be considered as attending students.
Type of Assessment
Attendant students: 1. presentation in class at the end of the semester (3CFU); 2. Oral examination on the general contents grounding on the readings provided by the teacher on the UniFi Moodle platform (3CFU)
Non attending students: oral examination on the two indicated books (6CFU)
Course program
1. Central, regional and local governments, intergovernmental relations in Europe
2. Rescaling, intermunicipal cooperation, mergers, regional governance and metropolitan areas;
3. Local public services and governance of public utilities;
4. Local democracy, local politics, local political cultures, regionalism and localism