Municipal Territorial Reforms of the 21st Century in Europe

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of territorial change on the municipal level across all European countries, building on extensive quantitative data and a large survey of academic experts. It explores the reasons and dynamics of territorial reform processes, making it a valuable resource for scholars, students, and practitioners in local or sub-national government, institutional design, and political science.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive and up-to-date book provides a detailed examination of territorial change on the municipal level across all European countries. Taking a thematic and comparative approach, the book draws on extensive quantitative data and a comprehensive survey of academic experts from 33 European countries. Despite the strong diversity in territorial organization at the municipal level in Europe, the system remains relatively unstable. Political considerations make territorial reforms risky and challenging, as they impact vital interests and identities. However, over the past two decades, significant changes in territorial divisions have occurred across various European countries.

In this book, the authors meticulously describe and analyze these changes, offering valuable insights into the motivations and dynamics of territorial reform processes. This book is of paramount interest to scholars, students, and practitioners in local or sub-national government, institutional design, political science, public administration/policy, human geography, sociology, and economics.

Weight: 440g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032200897