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
    • Pasquier Romain
    Quand le local rencontre le global : contours et enjeux de l’action internationale des collectivités territoriales
    in Revue française d'administration publique , n. 141 ,  2012 ,  167-182
    When Local Meets Global: Description and Challenges of Actions of Local and Regional Authorities at International Level — Local authorities have considerably increased their international action since the decentralisation laws were enacted. Over the past two decades major cities and regions have deepened their international relations, which underlines changes of scale at local and regional government level today. International action has shifted from cultural exchanges to territorial marketing and para-diplomacy in a few short decades. This is why it is difficult to precisely demarcate the international action of local and regional authorities. Taking note of the plastic nature of this definition, this analysis first seeks to determine the magnitude of the major parameters of change which affect international action by local and regional authorities. Next, given the profusion of initiatives, it will seek to establish a typology of public action instruments used by local and regional authorities regarding internationalisation, and then goes on to evaluate the strategies they pursue wherever their actions take place.
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