Democracy at the Local Level: The International IDEA Handbook on Participation, Representation, Conflict Management, and GovernanceInternational Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, 2001 - Political Science - 238 pages In today's globalising world, there is growing emphasis on local democracy. More than ever, cities need new ideas for ways of managing the political challenges and opportunities that arise from increased urbanisation and globalisation. Governing effectively at the local level is all the more urgent as vigorous local civic engagement builds the foundation for a strong and more enduring national-level democracy. Organised into six chapters and written by experts from around the world this handbook offers: practical suggestions for designing systems of local governance; principles and policies for managing culturally diverse cities; choices for enhancing local elections and representative democracy; options for expanding citizen participation; recommendations for the international community for enhancing local democracy. |
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The Aims of this Handbook | 5 |
Lessons Learned 216 | 7 |
Concepts Challenges and Trends | 11 |
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