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Call for papers on Community-Led Local Development (CLLD)
The Regional Studies Association annual conference (6-7 June 2019) features a session called « CLLD: Experimental Governance and Task-specific Space for Policy Action ». What is the role of the Local Action Group and its societal composition? Are there innovative forms of participation and decision-making processes? What forms of public and private interactions were set up? People interested in presenting a paper should submit their abstract via the RSA platform by 28 February.
News from RELOCAL
The RELOCAL Project, in which AEIDL is collaborating, is now in its third year. The latest edition of the RELOCAL newsletter focuses on the ongoing research on 33 case studies from 12 EU countries. It also details the second RELOCAL Conference called “The Role of the Local in Improving Cohesion and Spatial Justice: integrating place-based with top-down approaches to local development”, which will take place on 7 March 2019 in Lodz, Poland.
Societal change and trust in institutions
Overall trust in institutions such as national governments, the legal system, the EU, and the media has rebounded in Europe following the recent economic recovery. However, in a number of the Member States, trust in national institutions has still not returned to pre-crisis levels. This new Eurofound report details the different factors in maintaining and developing trust in institutions in Europe, including the important role of improving the quality of public services.
Integrating Students from Migrant Backgrounds into Schools in Europe: National Policies and Measures
This Eurydice report investigates what education authorities across Europe do to promote the integration of students from a migrant background into schools. Information covers 42 education systems, including the 28 EU Member States as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, North Macedonia and Turkey.
Greek legislation on rural co-operatives: A concise presentation
The legislative regime on Greek rural co-operatives has repeatedly changed during the last decades. Most importantly, the legislature’s role and intervention has been increased. This CIRIEC paper offers a brief presentation of the current co-operative legislation commented, where necessary, on several provisions that do not go along with co-operative principles.
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