Bulletin n. 1/2016
June 2016
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
    • Albert Jean‑Luc
    Après l’intercommunalité, quoi ?
    in Revue française d'administration publique , 2015/4 (N° 156) ,  2015 ,  981-988
    Where Will Intercommunalities Lead? The answer to the question posed in the title of this contribution is not entirely straightforward, although it does highlight the merger process affecting local authorities in particular at the municipal level in many European (e.g. Germany and Switzerland) and non‑European (e.g. Japan) countries. Intercommunalities are constantly changing and evolving towards new statuses, including in metropolitan areas. The development of the metropolis is a specific response for large cities, with the process being pushed to the extreme in Lyon, for example, with the creation of a special local authority status. However, parliament has also paved the way for another phenomenon, which some people originally derided, but which is seeing unexpected growth, namely new communes. Their originality and interest is clear, and this can preserve the communes’ original identity. In its introduction and conclusion, this contribution focuses specifically on this duality between intercommunalities and communes, which may actually lead to the emergence of a new type of commune.
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