CALL FOR MEMBERS
New proposed EURA Working Group
Topic: «Recentralisation in countries experiencing and 'illiberal turn'»
Deadline for application: 31st March 2024
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Open recentralisation is still a rare empirical phenomenon in contemporary Europe. Indeed, looking at the international comparisons of local autonomy and its changes in Europe, we observe a general trend of increasing local discretion. The Local Autonomy Index (LAI) indicates that the median value of local autonomy has increased constantly. Furthermore, the differences between the studied 39 countries tend to decrease.
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The aim of the proposed working group is to systematically analyse the situation in these countries in order to identify patterns and stages of (a) recentralisation and (b) (re)actions by local government. (Re)actions by local government are of particular interest because they allow to outline perspectives to oppose an illiberal tern in general and recentralisation in particular.
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Who is interested in joining us in establishing such a working group?
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A first meeting of the working group is planned in April 2024 either in Vienna or Darmstadt.
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For more details and to express your interest, please contact hubert.heinelt@tu-darmstadt.de
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Björn Egner, Hubert Heinelt, Marta Lackowska and Iván Tosics
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