TY - BOOK A1 - Franzke, Jochen A1 - Boogers, Marcel A1 - Ruano, Jose M. A1 - Schaap, Linze T1 - Tensions between local governance and local democracy T3 - Local Governance and Democracy Y1 - 2007 SN - 978-90-352-4176-3 VL - 1 PB - Reed Business CY - The Hague ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Franzke, Jochen A1 - Boogers, Marcel A1 - Ruano, Jose M. A1 - Schaap, Linze T1 - Introduction Y1 - 2007 SN - 978-90-352-4176-3 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Franzke, Jochen A1 - Boogers, Marcel A1 - Ruano, Jose M. A1 - Schaap, Linze T1 - Conclusions : Governance and Democracy at the Local Level - Structures, Processes and Tensions Y1 - 2007 SN - 978-90-352-4176-3 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bergström, Tomas A1 - Copus, Colin A1 - Franzke, Jochen A1 - Ruano, Jose M. A1 - Schaap, Linze A1 - Vakkala, Hanna T1 - Combining European Research on Local Governance and Local Democracy JF - Public Administration in Europe : The Contribution of EGPA N2 - The contribution summarises the scientific discussion and research activities of the EGPA Permanent Study Group 4 (PSG 4) “Local Governance and Local Democracy”, founded in 2005. The impetus for proposing this specific PSG was the growing importance of the local level within the multi-level governance system in the European Union and most of its member states. The PSG 4 acts as a European network of research activities inside and outside EGPA, producing joint publications and organising scientific debates on many problems of the development of municipalities and local authorities. Our focus was on discussing both how to improve democracy by increased participation and deliberation, and how to secure provision of services in an efficient way in developed welfare societies. This includes analysing several forms of administrative changes and reforms at the local level and research of representative, direct and cooperative democracy at local level in a cross-European comparison. Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-319-92855-5 SN - 978-3-319-92856-2 SP - 135 EP - 145 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER -