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1. The Second Tier of Local Government in Europe

   Provinces, Counties, Départements and Landkreise in Comparison

   Edited by Hubert Heinelt, Xavier Bertrana

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book takes a comparative approach to local government across 14 European countries, looking at processes of decentralisation, regionalisation and reforms of local government. Examining second levels of government, such as UK Counties, French Départements, Italian and Spanish Provinces, and...

   Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
2. Governing Modern Societies

   Towards Participatory Governance

   By Hubert Heinelt

   Series: Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy

   Is the ‘golden age’ of democracy really over due to the pressures of globalisation and the erosion of the nation state? Within this book, Heinelt seeks to address the democratic deficit in political systems linked to limited Citizen Participation reflecting on the notion of democracy and...

   Published February 17th 2010 by Routledge
3. Legitimacy and Urban Governance

   A Cross-National Comparative Study

   Edited by Hubert Heinelt, David Sweeting, Panagiotis Getimis

   Series: Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy

   A fresh examination of the relationship between two key issues in the on-going debate on urban governance - leadership and community involvement. It explores the nature of the interaction between community involvement and political leadership in modern local governance by drawing on...

   Published February 26th 2009 by Routledge
4. Metropolitan Governance in the 21st Century

   Capacity, Democracy and the Dynamics of Place

   By Hubert Heinelt, Daniel Kübler

   Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

   This book offers a cross-national analysis of contemporary issues and challenges for the governing of urban regions. The case studies on Germany, Spain, France, Greece, The Netherlands, Finland, the UK, Switzerland, Australia, the US and Canada, place particular emphasis on the tensions building on...

   Published February 26th 2009 by Routledge
5. Urban Governance and Democracy

   Leadership and Community Involvement

   Edited by Michael Haus, Hubert Heinelt, Murray Stewart

   Series: Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy

   The issue of local governance is high on the institutional agenda of many local and regional authorities throughout the OECD countries. This book explores the relationship between two key issues of urban governance - leadership and community involvement - and how making these two elements more...

   Published October 21st 2007 by Routledge