It is an old adage that local government is a training ground for democracy. Its human scale
means that political amateurs can contribute effectively and meaningfully to the politics of a …

Size and Local Democracy Page 1 Size and Local Democracy Bas Denters, Michael Goldsmith,
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The question of how to govern the multiscale problems in today's network society is an
important topic in the fields of public administration, political sciences, and environmental …

Optimal jurisdiction size is a cornerstone of government design. A strong tradition in political
thought argues that democracy thrives in smaller jurisdictions, but existing studies of the …

This book presents the experiences of eleven European countries in the field of territorial
reforms. Based on case-studies that outline the basic features of the politics of territorial …

Regions as well as their identities and borders are social and discursive constructs that are
produced and removed in contested, historically contingent and context-bound processes of …

Many OECD countries have amalgamated their municipalities during the last couple of
decades. For decisions concerning future territorial rescaling, it is crucial to augment the …

Every country, every subnational government, and every district has a designated
population, and this has a bearing on politics in ways most citizens and policymakers are …

Het Bureau heeft tot taak: a wetenschappelijke verkenningen te verrichten met het doel te
komen tot een samenhangende beschrijving van de situatie van het sociaal en cultureel …

Do municipal amalgamations enforce or do they weaken (local) political participation? This
is an important question considering a worldwide tendency for municipalities to merge. This …