Research into municipal and local politics in the Federal Republic of Germany Cover Image

Výzkum komunální a lokální politiky ve Spolkové republice Německo
Research into municipal and local politics in the Federal Republic of Germany

Author(s): Vratislav Havlík, Vít Hloušek
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Municipal politics; local politics; German political science; multi-level governance

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the “state of the art” of municipal and local politics research in Germany. The main objective is to describe and analyze good practice in German sub-regional politics research and to demonstrate its main distinctive features. The paper provides a general overview of current approaches to sub-regional politics research existing mainly in the framework of political science with strong connections to other disciplines (such as law or sociology) and a strong tendency to form a multidisciplinary approach. Our analysis deals with the following: a description of the main research institutions and distinguished scholars in the field, a discussion of prevailing topics, and a study of the most cited publication outcomes since the year 2000. The paper also examines the main differences between Czech and German research in the field of municipal and local politics.

  • Issue Year: XIX/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 32-45
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Czech