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15470
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| Year |
3
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Ciência Política
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Entry requirements |
None.
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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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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. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.
- John, P. (2001). Local Governance in Western Europe. London: Sage Publications.
- 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. Coimbra: Almedina.
- Tavares, A. (2022). Governo Local e Administração Autárquica. Lisboa: Sílabo.
- Teles, F. (2021). Descentralização e Poder Local em Portugal. Lisboa: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos.
- 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 University Press, pp. 212–224.
- Oliveira, A. C. (2014). Direito das Autarquias Locais. Coimbra Ed.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The teaching methodologies aim to achieve the learning objectives, particularly through the reading and analysis of bibliographic references and legislation, the use of various empirical information (maps, statistical and demographic data, digital content), and the combination of theoretical-practical classes with the various moments of continuous assessment, including collective discussions in the classroom context.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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