Section Name Description
Page Course completion requirements
19.2.2026 Introduction + The Role of local Self-government in Europe (Petr Jüptner) File Introduction + The Role of local Self-governments in Europe
File Europeanization as the Reterritorialization of the State: Towards Conceptual Clarification

article from Vratislav Havlík

File Typologies of local self-government systems in Europe
5.3.2026 Local government in the UK (Alistair Jones) File Local Government in England
File Local Governance in England
File The very complex intra-state relations in England (book chapter)

Jones, A. (2022); "The very complex intra-state relations in England" in Copus, C.; Kerley, R, and Jones, A. (eds); A Modern Guide to Local and Regional Politics Edward Elgar, pp. 218-233

19.3.2026 Local government in Slovakia and Slovenia (Daniel Klimovský) File Local government in Slovenia
File Local government in Slovakia

Local government in Slovakia

File Book chapter on Slovakia

Book chapter on Slovakia

File Path Dependence and Local (Self-)Government Systems: A Comparison of Three CEE Countries
File Independent Candidates in the Local Elections of 2014 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: Analysis of Determinants of Their Successfulness
File The Future of Local Government in Europe

The Future of Local Government in Europe

16.4.2026 Local government in the Czech Republic, Local government in Austria, Local Government in Switzerland (Petr Jüptner) File Local government in the Czech Republic
File Endangered Municipalities ? Case Study of Three Small and Critically Indebted Czech Municipalities
File Local government in Austria
File Austria - lowering voting age to 16 1/2
File Austria - lowering voting age to 16 2/2
File Local government in Switzerland
File The Influence of Direct Democracy on Political Interest, Electoral Turnout and Other Forms of Citizens’ Participation in Swiss Municipalities
30.4.2026 Incumbency advantage in case of European mayors (Jakub Čapek) File Incumbency advantage in the case of mayors_presentation
File Incumbent´s advantage in slovak cities_article_Sloboda
File Non-competitive Elections at the Local Level and the Incumbency Advantage of Mayors_article_Mazurkiewicz
File The mayor's advantage: Causal evidence on incumbency_aricle_Freier
File Jakub Čapek - Incumbency in the Case of Czech Mayors
14.5.2026 Local government in Germany (Jochen Franzke) File Local governance in Germany
File Local democracy in Germany
File Germany. A variety of local elections in a federal system
File Local Government and Governance in Germany (ebook)