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    1. A European Assembly of local and regional elected representatives
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    • Political Groups
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    • Monitoring of the European Charter of Local Self-Government
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      • Additional Protocol on the right to participate in the affairs of a local authority
    • Postmonitoring of the Charter and postelectoral dialogue
    • Observation of local and regional elections
    • Monitoring and Election Observation Reports
      • Back
      • CARTA-MONITOR - Database of the Monitoring reports
    • Group of Independent Experts on the European Charter of Local Self-Government (GIE)
  • Centre of Expertise
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    • Cooperation projects
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    • Artificial Intelligence
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      • HUDERIA Local Academy
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      • Deliberative democracy
      • Civil participation - Be PART
      • Youth participation
      • European Local Democracy Action
    • Good governance
      • Back
      • 12 Principles of Good Democratic Governance
      • Local and Regional Governance
      • Corruption and public ethics
      • E-Democracy
      • Regionalisation
      • The European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE)
      • bE-Open Tool | Open Local Government
    • Human rights
      • Back
      • Human Rights at local and regional levels
      • Human rights and the environment
      • The Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights - Local and Regional Authorities
      • Children's Rights
    • Inclusion and anti-discrimination
      • Back
      • Gender Equality
      • LGBTI
      • Migrants and integration
      • Inclusive societies and prevention of radicalisation
    • Sustainable Development Goals
  • Resources
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    • Adopted Texts
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      • Adopted texts by type of documents
      • Adopted texts by country
      • Replies of the Committee of Ministers to Congress Recommendations
    • The European Charter of Local Self-Government
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Publications

  • Alexandru, Dana, “Colectivitățile locale și rolul lor în spațiul administrativ european în contextul descentralizării administrative”, București: PRO Universitaria, ISBN 9786066477154, pp. 357 
  • Alexandru, Dana, Comparative Study of Local Competences in Europe. Local electoral system in Romania: a case study, București: Wolters Kluwer Romania, ISBN 978-606-677-006-4, pp. 111 
  • Horobet, A., Ogrean, C., Alexandru, D., Oprescu, R. (2024). An Overview of Cabinet Demographics. In: Stan, L., Vancea, D. (eds) Post-Communist Progress and Stagnation at 35. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. 
  • Alexandru, Dana / Emil Bălan (2014) „The Concept of Local Collectivity within the Romanian Positive Law. Between Convention and Scientific” in Truth Emmanuel Cherrier et Stéphane Guerard (eds), La régionalisation en Europe. Regards croisés. Partie II. Exemples Européens, Group Larcier. Éditions Bruylant, ISBN 91327-REGEURL, pp. 577-590. 
  • Aliyev, Samir, "Roles and responsibilities of mayors and local councilors in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus". Council of Europe
  • Aliyev S., “Failure to Devolve: Azerbaijan Avoids Promised Devolution of Power to Municipalities by Merging Them Instead”, Baku Research Institute, 06 May 2024.
  • Aliyev, Samir, “Securing the Access of Municipalities to Credit Resources, Center For Support For Economic Initiatives”, Baku 2010.
  • Aliyev, Samir, Research on the Condition of Municipalities in Azerbaijan after Merger, Baku, 2010.  
  • Aliyev, Samir,  False Messages to the Public About Municipalities / Cəmiyyət üçün bələdiyyə institutu barədə yanlış mesajlar, Baku, Baku Research Institute, 28 March 2023. 
  • Aliyev, Samir, The President’s Special Representative: Does It Divide Responsibilities with Municipalities or Simply Rebrand of Local Executive Authorities? / Prezidentin xüsusi nümayəndəsi institutu: səlahiyyətlərin bələdiyyələrlə bölüşdürülməsi, yoxsa yerli icra hakimiyyətlərinin rebrendinqi?, Baku: Baku Research Institute, 10 February 2022.
  • Aliyev, Samir, How should self-government be established in the liberated territories? / İşğaldan azad olunmuş ərazilərin özünüidarəsi necə qurulmalıdır?, Baku: Baku Research Institute, 28 December 2020. 
  • Aliyev, Samir,  35-Year-Old European Charter Obligations for 20-Year-Old Azerbaijani Municipalities / 35 yaşlı Avropa Xartiyasının 20 yaşlı Azərbaycan bələdiyyələri üçün öhdəlikləri, Baku: Baku Research Institute, 16 November 2026.
  • Aliyev, Samir, Baku Without a Mayor / Mersiz Bakı, Baku: Baku Research Institute, 9 September 2019.
  • Aliyev, Samir, How to Manage Our Apartments? / Mənzilimizi necə idarə edək?, Baku: Baku Research Institute, 30 September 2022.
  • Aliyev, Samir, On Illegal Authority of Departments of Housing and Communal Services / Mənzillərimizi idarə edən qanundankənar MİS-lər, Baku: Baku Research Institute, 8 September 2018.
  • Aliyev, Samir, The Arbitrariness of Housing Cooperatives on Unprotected Private Property / Müdafiəsiz qalmış özəl mülkiyyətdə MTK özbaşınalığı, Baku: Baku Research Institute, 25 July 2022.
  • Binder, Christina, International and regional human rights law in crisis?, in Ciliberto/Palombino (eds), Labour Migration in the European Union: Current Challenges and Ways Forward, CNR Edizioni, 2023.
  • Binder, Christina, Human Rights in the Face of the Climate Crisis: What Role for the Local Level? - The Example of the European Urban Charter III (2023) which was published in the Zeitschrift für Menschenrechte 1/2024.
  • Kovalenko M. M., Dunayev I. V. Components of public policy in the conditions of implementing the mobilization model of economic development. Theory and Practice of Public Administration. 2023. Issue 1 (76). pp. 7–25. DOI 10.26565/1727-6667-2023-1-01. URL: https://periodicals.karazin.ua/tpdu/article/view/22287/20607 [origin in Ukrainian]
  • Dunayev I., Gavkalova N., Kud A. Designing a platform-based model of civic participation within the smart-city concept for post-war Ukrainian cities. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies. 2023. Vol. 4. № 13 (124). pp. 46-56. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2023.285448. URL: https://journals.uran.ua/eejet/article/view/285448/280508 (SCOPUS) [origin in English]
  • Dunayev I., Byelova L., Kud A., Rodchenko V. Implementing the "government as a platform" concept: the assessment method and an optimal human-centered structure to address technological challenge. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies. 2023. №2 (13 (122)), 6–16. DOI: 10.15587/1729-4061.2023.275613. URL: http://journals.uran.ua/eejet/article/view/275613 (SCOPUS) [origin in English]
  • Dunayev I.V., Kud A.A. The conditions for introducing a decentralized information platform for the needs of operational support for the reconstruction of war-damaged infrastructure : Proceedings of the 24th International Scientific Congress "Public Administration of the XXI Century: New Challenges and Transformations in Wartime", Kharkiv, May 24, 2024. Kharkiv: V.N. Karazin KhNU, 2024. pp. 297-301. [origin in Ukrainian]
  • Dunayev I.V. Platform perspective of public administration and the demand for decentralized governance from digital ecosystems / Public Administration: Problems and Perspectives: Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Internet Conference, Simon Kuznets KhNEU, Kharkiv, November 23, 2023. Kharkiv: Simon Kuznets KhNEU, Konstanta LLC, 2023. pp. 370-375. URL: http://surl.li/pfify [origin in Ukrainian]
  • Dunayev I.V. Transparency of artificial intelligence in public administration: a necessary condition and experience of legal consolidation / Public Administration of the XXI Century: Features of the War and Post-War Periods: Collection of Scientific Materials of the XXIII International Scientific Congress [Electronic resource]. – Kharkiv: V. N. Karazin KhNU, 2023. – (PDF 680 p.). pp. 435-443. URL: [origin in Ukrainian]
  • Groppi, T., La garanzia dell’autonomia costituzionale degli enti locali: un’analisi comparata, in RivisteWeb, fascicolo 5/1998, 1998, pp. 1021-1054, https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1443/5273  
  • Groppi. T., Verso un diritto comune europeo delle autonomie territoriali, in "Amministrare, Rivista quadrimestrale dell'Istituto per la Scienza dell'Amministrazione pubblica" 2/2003, pp. 241-252, 2003, https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1442/9680  
  • Groppi, T., La Commissione di Venezia e l’autonomia locale: una “priorità” ancora da sviluppare pienamente. Prime considerazioni, in Percorsi costituzionali Jovene, 2.2023
  • Groppi, T., Il "conflitto a difesa dell'autonomia locale" in Spagna, in "Le Regioni, Bimestrale di analisi giuridica e istituzionale" 1/2000, pp. 35-48, https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1443/5356 
  • Heinelt, H., Hlepas, Nikos., Kuhlmann, S., Swianiewicz, P. (2018). Local Government Systems: Grasping the Institutional Environment of Mayors. In: Heinelt, H., Magnier, A., Cabria, M., Reynaert, H. (eds) Political Leaders and Changing Local Democracy . Governance and Public Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. 
  • Hlynsdóttir, Eva Maria, Hansen, M.B., Cregård, A., Torjesen, D.O. and Sandberg, S. (eds) (2024). Managing Nordic Local Governments - Paradoxes and Challenges of the Municipal Chief Executive Officer. Cham Palgrave Macmillan
  • Hlynsdóttir, E.M. (2020). Subnational governance in small states: the case of Iceland. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51552-2
  • Ladner , A., Keuffer , N.,  Baldersheim, H., Hlepas , N., Swianiewicz, P., Steyvers , K., Navarro, C., Patterns of Local Autonomy in Europe, Governance and Public Management Series, Palgrave Macmillan Cham. 
  • Hlepas , N., Kersting, N., Kuhlmann, S., Swianiewicz, P., Teles, F., Sub-Municipal Governance in Europe, Governance and Public Management. 
  • Heinelt, H., Hlepas, N., Egner, B., The Politics of Local Innovation. Conditions for the Development of Innovations
  • Kreci, Veli, and Islam Jusufi. (2022). North Macedonia: Local elections and the parliamentary political dynamics. In: Adam Gendźwiłł, Ulrik Kjaer, Kristof Steyvers (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Local Elections and Voting in Europe, pages: 441-452. London: Routledge. ISBN: 9780367444334
  • Jusufi, Islam. (2006). The Policy Shift in Fiscal Equalization in Macedonia: Yet to Be Implemented. In Gabor Peteri (Ed.), Fiscal Equalization in South Eastern Europe, pages: 1–20. Budapest: Local Government and Public Sector Reform Initiative
  • Paschalidis, Panagiotis, Ioannis Armakolas, Islam Jusufi, Yorgos Christidis, Mary Drosopoulos, Cvete Koneska, and Veli Kreci. (2020). Broadening Multilevel Connectivity Between Greece and North Macedonia in the Post – Prespa Environment. Athens: Eliamep; Skopje: Analytica. COBISS.MK-ID: 52835077.
  • Jusufi, Islam, and Jubjana Vila Zeka. (Eds.). (2017). Local, Regional and Global Governance: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on European Studies, held at Epoka University, Tirana, Albania, 5-6 November 2017. Epoka University.
  • Jusufi, Islam, and Jubjana Vila Zeka. (Eds.). (2017). Local, Regional and Global Governance: Book of Abstracts of the 6th International Conference on European Studies, held at Epoka University, Tirana, Albania, 5-6 November 2017. Epoka University
  • Kadirbeyoglu, Zeynep, “Urban Sustainability Transition in Turkey: Drivers and Barriers” (with Rabia Kutlu) Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue canadienne d'études du développement, 45(2), 348–368. https://doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2023.2195156. (2024).
  • Kadirbeyoglu, Zeynep, “Decentralization in Turkey” in The Dynamics of Decentralization in the MENA: Processes, Outcomes, and Obstacles. The Program on Governance and Local Development, Working Paper No. 31, University of Gothenburg (2020).
  • Kadirbeyoglu, Zeynep, “The Neoliberal Transformation of Local Government in Turkey and the Contracting Out of Municipal Services: Implications for Public Accountability” (with Bilgesu Sumer). Mediterranean Politics. Vol 17. No.3, pp.340-357 (November 2012).
  • Rusu, Viorel,  Regimul de integritate în serviciul public în condițiile noii legislații. Realități și provocări.  În: Materialele conferinței științifico-practice internaționale ”Statul, securitatea și drepturile omului în era digitală”, Chișinău – 2022, p.379-385, ISBN 978-9975-159-32-6 // The integrity regime in the public service under the new legislation. Realities and challenges. In: Materials of the international scientific-practical conference "State, security and human rights in the digital era", Chisinau – 2022, p.379-385, ISBN 978-9975-159-32-6. // ref. 
  • Rusu, Viorel. Conceptul de serviciu public în contextul legislației în vigoare: realități și provocări. În: Materialele conferinței științifico-practice internaționale ”Statul, securitatea și drepturile omului în era digitală”, Chișinău – 2023, p.365-373, ISBN 978-9975-62-530-2. // The concept of public service in the context of the legislation in force: realities and challenges. In: Materials of the international scientific-practical conference "State, security and human rights in the digital era", Chisinau – 2023, p.365-373, ISBN 978-9975-62-530-2. 
  • Suksi, Markku, Civil Participation in Finnish Municipalities in Relation to the Additional Protocol to the European Charter of Local Self-Government, Åbo: Institute for Human Rights,  No. 1/2024.
  • Suksi, Markku, 'Legislative Competence in Matters not Mentioned in Enumerations', pp. 31-56 in Gudmundur Alfredsson & Göran Lindholm (eds), The Autonomy of the Åland Islands - Constitutional and International Law Challenges. Leiden, Boston: Brill 2024 (DOI:10.1163/9789004691117_006
  • Suksi, Markku, 'Self-Determination through Autonomy or Independence? - On the Current and Future Position of New Caledonia', pp. 67-105 in Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law, 2021, at https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/ICL/html.
  • Suksi, Markku 'Constitutional frameworks of territorial autonomies: global legal observations', pp. 17-31 in Brian C.H. Fong & Atsuko Ichijo (eds), The Routledge Handbook of Comparative Territorial Autonomies. London and New York: Routledge, 2022.

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