| Código |
17747
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| Ano |
3
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| Semestre |
S2
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| Créditos ECTS |
6
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| Carga Horária |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Área Científica |
Ciência Política
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Learning outcomes |
This course aims to provide a solid foundation in regional and local governance in Portugal. Students should develop an understanding of the structure of regional and municipal government, identify the main mechanisms, norms, and relationships within the subnational political system, and critically assess reforms, public policies, and regional and local administration. Furthermore, the course seeks to equip students with the ability to analyse the challenges of decentralisation and regional and local development, fostering analytical skills and critical reflection on municipal public management.
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Syllabus |
PART I. Historical and constitutional framework of local government
1.1. History of local administration
1.2. Legal framework and theories of local government
PART II. Regional political system and local government
2.1. Autonomous regions. Political system, electoral system, and elections in Madeira and the Azores
2.2. Local and regional electoral systems
2.3. Local political system
PART III. Limitations and reforms
3.1. Limitations of municipal bodies and constraints on pluralism
3.2. Local government and relations with traditional media, social networks, and civil society
3.3. Quality of local governance, municipal transparency, and accountability
3.4. Local political system reform
PART IV. Cooperation, decentralisation, and regionalisation
4.1. Decentralisation and multi-level governance
4.2. Regionalisation and territorial reforms
4.3. Vertical and horizontal municipal organization
PART V. Municipal Management
5.1. Local finances and municipality budgets
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Written test (50% of final grade) – at the end of the semester;
Assignments throughout the semester and class discussions (40% of final grade);
Participation and attendance (10% of final grade).
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Main Bibliography |
- BILHIM, J. (2004). A Governação nas Autarquias Locais. Estoril: Principia.
- DE SOUSA, L., TAVARES, A., DA CRUZ, N. F., & JORGE, S. (Orgs.) (2015). A Reforma do Poder Local em Debate. Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.
- JOHN, P. (2001). Local Governance in Western Europe. Sage Publications.
- OLIVEIRA, A. C. (1993). Direito das Autarquias Locais. Coimbra Editora.
- OLIVEIRA, A. C. (2021). A Democracia Local em Portugal. Lisboa: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos.
- PEREIRA, P. T., DIAS, R., & ALMEIDA, M. (Orgs.) (2016). Autarquias Locais: Democracia, Governação e Finanças. Almedina.
- RUEL, T. (2021). Political Alternation in the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands. Palgrave Macmillan.
- TAVARES, A. (2022). Governo Local e Administração Autárquica. Sílabo.
- TELES, F. (2023). Decentralization and local politics. In: J. Fernandes, P. C. Magalhães and A. Costa Pinto (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 212–224.
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| Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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