Municipality size, political efficacy and political participation: a systematic review

J McDonnell - Local Government Studies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

[CITATION][C] Citizenship in Britain: Values, participation and democracy

C Pattie - 2004 - books.google.com
There are increasing concerns about changes in society and the economy which are
undermining the effectiveness of democracy and weakening traditional conceptions of …

The decline of political trust in Spain and Portugal: economic performance or political responsiveness?

M Torcal - American behavioral scientist, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
This article deals with the problem of the increasing distrust in institutions in European
democracies, paying special attention to countries such as Spain and Portugal, which are …

[BOOK][B] Size and local democracy

B Denters, M Goldsmith, A Ladner, PE Mouritzen… - 2014 - elgaronline.com
Size and Local Democracy Page 1 Size and Local Democracy Bas Denters, Michael Goldsmith,
Andreas Ladner, Poul Erik Mouritzen, and Lawrence E. Rose - 9781783478248 Downloaded …

Disentangling scale approaches in governance research: comparing monocentric, multilevel, and adaptive governance

CJAM Termeer, A Dewulf, M Van Lieshout - Ecology and society, 2010 - JSTOR
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 …

The roots of trust in local government in western Europe

J Fitzgerald, J Wolak - International Political Science Review, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
When people say that they trust local authorities, is it simply because they have generalized
trust in national government? Or is trust in local government rooted in distinctive …

[BOOK][B] Citizenship and involvement in European democracies: A comparative analysis

JW Van Deth, JR Montero, A Westholm - 2007 - books.google.com
This unique study presents the results of a cross-national analysis of citizenship and
participation among citizens in twelve European democracies. Research on the future and …

On the optimal size of legislatures: An illustrated literature review

A De Santo, B Le Maux - European Journal of Political Economy, 2023 - Elsevier
Several countries have voted reforms in order to reduce the number of national
representatives and many others have debated about that possibility. There is, however, no …

[BOOK][B] Population and politics: The impact of scale

J Gerring, W Veenendaal - 2020 - books.google.com
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 …

Visual diplomacy in virtual summitry: Status signalling during the coronavirus crisis

A Danielson, E Hedling - Review of International Studies, 2022 - cambridge.org
On 26 March 2020, the leaders of the Group of twenty major economies (G20) convened in
an emergency virtual meeting to discuss the extraordinary situation facing the world. Virtual …