Topic Name Description
Page Course completion requirements
22.2.2024 Local government in the UK (Alistair Jones) File Local Governance in England
File Local Government in England
7.3.2024 Introduction, the role of local self-government in Europe, Local government in the Czech Republic (Petr Jüptner) File Introduction + the role of local self-governments in Europe
File Typologies of local self-government systems in Europe
File Typology of LGS in Central and Eastern Europe (P. Swianiewicz)
21.3.2024 Incumbency advantage in case of mayors (Jakub Čapek) File Incumbency advantage in the case of mayors
File Incumbent´s advantage in slovak cities
File Non-competitive Elections at the Local Level and the Incumbency Advantage of Mayors
4.4.2024 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
18.4.2024 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 Multi-level responses to COVID-19: crisis coordination in Germany from an intergovernmental perspective