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mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">makes the case for continuous, systematic evaluation of democratic institutions at the local level and introduces a structured framework for doing so. …

This open access book examines the roles of municipal chief executive officers in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Whilst it has long been recognised that local …

Whilst it has long been recognised that local authorities in these countries are often more autonomous than most other local authorities around the world, we still lack an …

and the constellation of political parties and actors and the regional elections results, as well as contextual factors that might explain why some political parties have better …

Whilst the central government in Britain has often supported increases in local government size, the book argues that this has been detrimental, and has caused the erosion of …

To deliver such a comparative study on institutionalized relations between local government and societal actors at the municipal level in Europe, the book identifies and classifies …

This book explores the development of subnational government in small states, using Iceland as a model and comparing it with small states of similar population size as well as …

The book also puts forward a typology to classify municipalities according to their digital governance, quantitatively describes the landscape of medium-sized municipalities, and …

This book assesses the challenges faced by local governments when deciding on the location of public services. As urbanization and pressure on welfare systems grow, the problem of …

This book assesses the quality of self-government in four northern European regions with strong autonomy rights. Examining the experiences of Scotland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland …