Course code

RIV6025.YK

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Kohalik valitsemine

Course title in English

Local Governance

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

- To introduce local governance: the main concepts, institutions and problems.
To give an overview of essential developments in local governance.

Brief description of the course

- The essence of local government and its place in public management system. Types of local government, the structure of the system of local governance and its peculiarities in different countries. Local government as a part of state. Principles and solutions of the structure of the system of administration. Subsidiarity principle, European problems. Communication between levels, the dynamics of government levels, forms of co-operation. Dilemma and mechanisms of centralisation and decentralisation. Models of local government. Indicators of autonomy of local government and ways of ensuring the autonomy. Degree of autonomy and what to do with freedom. Defferent levels of local government, its structure and parties. Politics of local government and interest groups. Local government reform

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has the understanding of local governance mechanisms and the working relationships between institutions and institutions and citizens;
- is able interpret the discourse between institutions and citizens;
- is able to read and analyse basic texts and theories on local governance.

Teacher

Sulev Lääne

Study programmes containing that course

Politics and Governance (RIPGB/23.YK)
Politics and Governance (RIPGB/22.YK)
Politics and Governance (RIPGB/21.YK)
Politics and Governance (RIPGB/20.YK)
Politics and Governance (RIPGB/19.YK)
Politics and Governance (RIPGB/18.YK)
Politics and Governance (RIPGB/17.YK)
Politics and Governance (RIPGB/16.YK)