Bulletin n. 1/2012
June 2012
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Faure Alain
    Changer sans perdre, le dilemme cornélien des Élus locaux
    in Revue française d'administration publique , n. 141 ,  2012 ,  99-107
    Implementing Change without Detrimental Consequences: The Cornelian dilemma faced by Local Elected Representatives — There was a great deal of momentum for reform with the long-awaited law of 16 December 2010. How and why did this initial fervour for reform so quickly wane and sometimes enter into direct conflict with the shared ideas for change aroused early on? This analysis mainly addresses the stance taken in this controversy by local-level elected representatives. They feel, on the one hand, that implementing these changes will cause them to “lose face” in the local political arena, and on the other, that their cities may lose their soul and their collective identity. These two narratives provide precious insight into the dependence created by images of politics and change in local government action.
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