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Berlin, hellmut.wollmann@rz.hu-berlin.de; Harald Baldersheim, University of
Oslo). This section is proposed by the ECPR Standing Group on Local Government
and Politics (LOGOPOL). To subscribe to the electronic forum of
Logopol, please send an e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTS.UTWENTE.NL with the
command: SUBSCRIBE LOGOPOL-L.
- Within the Section on “Policy evaluation in the public sector“ (chaired by
Carl Devos, Ghent University, Carl.Devos@UGent.be; Dries Verlet, Research
Center of the Flemish Government, Dries.Verlet@dar.vlaanderen.be):
“Evaluation of territorial and functional reform policies in the intergovernmental
setting” (Chairs: Hellmut Wollmann, Humboldt-University Berlin,
Hellmut.Wollmann@rz.hu-berlin.de; Sabine Kuhlmann, University of Constance,
sabine.kuhlmann@sowi.hu-berlin.de).
- Within the Section on “Territorial Politics“ (chaired by Klaus Detterbeck,
University of Magdeburg, klaus.detterbeck@ovgu.de; Wilfried Swenden, Eve
Hepburn, University of Edinburgh, w.swenden@ed.ac.uk): “Governing Divided
Societies: territorial and non-territorial tools of conflict management”
(Chairs: Wilfried Swenden, University of Edinburgh, w.swenden@ed.ac.uk;
Klaus Detterbeck, University of Magdeburg, klaus.detterbeck@ovgu.de);
“Decentralization in unitary states - the role of sub-national authorities“
(Chairs: Andrea Fischer FernUniversität Hagen andrea.fischer@fernunihagen.de,
Nathalie Behnke, FernUniversität Hagen,
nathalie.behnke@fernuni-hagen.de).
Further information is available at and will be continually added to the following
website: http://www.ecpr.org.uk/potsdam/default.asp
(4) The upcoming Political Science World Congress of the International Political
Science Association (IPSA) will be held in Santiago, Chile, July 12-16,
2009 (http://www.congresomundial2009.com/ ). The Research Committee
No. 5 Comparative Studies on Local Government and Politics will organize
up to four panels. Co-sponsored with Research Committee No. 10, one on
electronic democracy is proposed to be convened by Harald Baldersheim
and Norbert Kersting (kersting@mailer.uni-marburg.de). The Chair of IPSA
Research Committee No. 5 is Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot, Sciences Po Bordeaux
(v.hoffmann-martinot@sciencespobordeaux.fr).
(5) Global Report on Decentralisation and Local Democracy (GOLD Report):
in English language: United Cities and Local Governments, UCLG (ed.),
Global Report on Decentralisation and Local Democracy,GOLD, internet
download at www.cities-localgovernments.org/gold_report.asp; in French
language: Cités et Gouvernements Locaux Unis, CGLU (ed.), La décentralisation
et la démocratie locale dans le monde, Barcelona 2008 - ISBN 978-2-
298-06264-1. The scientific editor and coordinator of the Global Report is
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