Organizing European Space

Informationen zum Autor Sven Tägil, born 1930. Historian, professor of Empirical Conflict Research at the Council for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences and at the University of Lund Klappentext This book combines perspectives from political science, history and geography to provide a comprehensive introduction to the notion of European space.It introduces students to the traditional structures and institutions of local government and shows how these have been transformed in response to increased economic and political competition, new ideas, institutional reform and the Europeanization of public policy.At the book's core is the perceived transition from local government to local governance. The book traces this key development thematically across a wide range of West European states including: Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. Inhaltsverzeichnis State of Mind Mapping Space Historical Space The Emergent State The Resilient State Transcending Space Towards an Ever Closer Union? Spatial Fragmentation Places in Networks Towards a New State of Mind

Product details

• Authors: Christer Jonsson, Christer Tagil Jonsson, Sven Tagil, Gunnar Tornqvist
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2000
• EAN: 9780761966739
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-6673-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education