POL 402 – Local Administration and Intergovernmental Relations

POL 402 – Local Administration and Intergovernmental Relations; Weekly hours: 2+1, ECTS: 5
The aim of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive view of the local administration and  its  specifics, roles, responsibilities, importance and  the relations between  local  and central government. The main study topics are: The local government system: an introduction; Principles of Local Administration and; Legal acts that regulate Local Government; Local Governments (municipal) Bodies, their rights and responsibilities; Types of local government and Local Government competencies and services; Comparative local government (USA, UK, France, Germany, Turkey); Local elections and financial resources of local authorities; Local Government control; Centralization, Decentralization and De-concentration; Local administration and Inter-governmental relations; Citizens participation in local government; Local authorities’ right to associate; European cart of Local government.