scholarly journals Η συμβολή της τοπικής αυτοδιοίκησης στη δημόσια πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση στην Αθήνα από το 1833 έως το 1862

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ελευθέριος Μαραγκουδάκης
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The State ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Administrative Framework ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The City

The following thesis entitled “The Contribution of Local Government in Public Primary Education in Athens from 1833 to 1862” by Eleftherios Maragkoudakis explores the role and contribution of local government in the development of educational affairs within the Municipality of Athens during the King Otto reign. The time limits of the investigation were restricted to discrete turning points which involved not only the city of Athens but Greece in general. The starting point of this research is 1833 when, along with the beginning of the Ottoman period, Athens becomes capital of the the state, the primary education system is established, the local government is organised and the state educational secretariat involving ecclesiastical issues is founded. The research spans throughout the entire Ottoman period until the year 1862 wherein the political landscape in Greece changes.The thesis an attempt to highlight the actions of the local government related to education in conjunction with the institutional context and the socioeconomic level of the time. The research specializes in issues regarding the creation of logistics, the operation of primary schools and kindergartens in the Municipality of Athens, as well as the factors that influenced the choice of institutions in the Municipality of Athens in relation to the aforementioned.The thesis begins with a chronological table of the most important political, historical, social and educational events both generally and locally. In the end, the conclusive results and bibliography are cited.The introduction justifies the reasons for choosing the specific subject, presents the research questions, by highlighting the problem issue and target of the thesis. With the presentation of the research questions, there is reference to the historical method by which the matter under inquiry is approached and an attempt to interpret the research results .The chapters comprise four parts of the thesis:The chapters of the first part refer to the historical events of the period and the events associated with the development of the city of Athens.The chapters of the second part present the constitutional and administrative framework of the local government. It also presents the actions taken on behalf of the mayors and the municipal councils of the time.The chapters of the third part involve the administrative framework involving education which prevailed during this period by placing emphasis on the 1834 law “On Primary Schools”. Furthermore, reference is made to the innovations that influenced education in the following decades, such as the implementation of the peer teaching method. The first private schools which appear in Athens to meet the basic needs of the student population highlight the need to establish state funded schools. In the meanwhile, the course of private education during that same time is depicted. Moreover, the thesis presents the legal framework for the construction of school buildings, the materials used and the infrastructure of schools.The chapters of the fourth part investigate the administration and supervision of municipality funded schools on a local level, the responsibilities of governing bodies in conjunction with the existing legal framework, their members and their effectiveness. Furthermore, reference is made to the funding of schools and teachers in relation to the legislative framework and the capabilities of the local government. In conclusion, unionism is examined as a factor in shaping developments in educational issues.Research suggests that the economic potential of municipalities in general and of Athens in particular were not sufficient to meet the educational needs of the time. Regardless of the difficulties, mayors and municipal authorities of Athens surpassed themselves and any objective difficulties in order for public schools to operate, to increase in number and contribute to the effort for an intellectual and economic advancement of the Athenian society.This thesis is based on records and literature examined and presented according to principles of scientific methodology. Greek and translated foreign language literature is also used for this purpose.

Analysis of geodetic and legal documentation in the process of expropriation for roads. Krakow case study

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-84
Author(s):  
Anna Trembecka
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
The State ◽  
Property Value ◽  
Real Property ◽  
Construction Design ◽  
Special Rules ◽  
The City

Abstract Amendment to the Act on special rules of preparation and implementation of investment in public roads resulted in an accelerated mode of acquisition of land for the development of roads. The decision to authorize the execution of road investment issued on its basis has several effects, i.e. determines the location of a road, approves surveying division, approves construction design and also results in acquisition of a real property by virtue of law by the State Treasury or local government unit, among others. The conducted study revealed that over 3 years, in this mode, the city of Krakow has acquired 31 hectares of land intended for the implementation of road investments. Compensation is determined in separate proceedings based on an appraisal study estimating property value, often at a distant time after the loss of land by the owner. One reason for the lengthy compensation proceedings is challenging the proposed amount of compensation, unregulated legal status of the property as well as imprecise legislation. It is important to properly develop geodetic and legal documentation which accompanies the application for issuance of the decision and is also used in compensation proceedings.

Spatial and Institutional Analysis of the Voivodships Expenditure on Culture in the Years 2003 – 2015

e-Finanse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
Adam Mateusz Suchecki
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Institutional Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Location Quotient ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
National Heritage

AbstractFollowing the completion of the process of decentralisation of public administration in Poland in 2003, a number of tasks implemented previously by the state authorities were transferred to the local level. One of the most significant changes to the financing and management methods of the local authorities was the transfer of tasks related to culture and national heritage to the set of tasks implemented by local governments. As a result of the decentralisation process, the local government units in Poland were given significant autonomy in determining the purposes of their budgetary expenditures on culture. At the same time, they were obliged to cover these expenses from their own revenues.This paper focuses on the analysis of expenditures on culture covered by the voivodship budgets, taking into consideration the structure of cultural institutions by their types, between 2003-2015. The location quotient (LQ) was applied to two selected years (2006 and 2015) to illustrate the diversity of expenditures on culture in individual voivodships.

scholarly journals Decentralizacja władzy publicznej a samorząd terytorialny w III RP. Analiza zagadnienia na wybranych przykładach

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-56
Author(s):  
Paweł Skorut ◽  
◽  
Bartłomiej Stawarz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Political System ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The State ◽  
The Third ◽  
Thirtieth Anniversary ◽  
Democratic Political System

In 2020, the local government of the Third Polish Republic is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary within the legal framework of the democratic political system. This is a celebration of not only the success of the 1989 Autumn of Nations but of the citizens participating in the co-creation and development of their own local homelands. In contrast, the activities of the central authorities which, frequently governed by the reason of the state, attempt to bind local self-governments more closely, often straining their constitutional value of autonomy.

Brazil policy shortfalls will see new COVID outbreaks

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Variant ◽  
Research Programmes ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The City ◽  
Second Wave

Significance The discovery of a new variant of the virus (P1) in Manaus has prompted renewed concerns as the city is suffering a severe second wave, months after a first wave that reportedly affected most of its population. The spread is set to continue, not least because of the difficulty of maintaining restrictions on movement. Impacts Problems with vaccine roll-outs are likely to lead to renewed outbreaks across Brazil. Fragmentation of policies at the state and local level will hamper an effective response. Obstacles to research programmes will hinder efforts to map the evolution of the virus.

Interrogating the city: Comparing locally distinct crisis discourses

Urban Studies ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 2072-2086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlon Barbehön ◽  
Sybille Münch
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Urban Crisis ◽  
Comparative Framework ◽  
Local Practices ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The City

There is a long tradition of debate about the crisis of cities or the crisis of local government in public, political and scholarly circles. The diagnosis of ‘the urban crisis’ often implies a homogeneous phenomenon with each city facing similar and unambiguous problems. However, we know little about local practices in constructing a city’s crisis. Taking discourse analysis as a starting point, we propose an interpretive and comparative framework that investigates how ‘the urban crisis’ and ‘the city’ emerge interdependently with specific meanings in different socio-spatial contexts. By comparing the discourses of Frankfurt, Dortmund, Birmingham and Glasgow, we illustrate how in each city the meaning of crisis is constructed differently and how these constructions constitute the collective understanding of the particularities of these cities.

URBAN FOOTBALL PERFORMANCES: PLAYING FOR THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IN SENEGAL, 1950s–2000s

Africa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susann Baller
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Urban Youth ◽  
Social Space ◽  
National Football League ◽  
Local Level ◽  
The State ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

ABSTRACTIn Senegal, neighbourhood football teams are more popular than teams in the national football league. The so-called navétanes teams were first created in the 1950s. Since the early 1970s, they have competed in local, regional and national neighbourhood championships. This article considers the history of these clubs and their championships by focusing on the city of Dakar and its fast-growing suburbs, Pikine and Guédiawaye. Research on the navétanes allows an exploration of the social and cultural history of the neighbourhoods from the actor-centred perspective of urban youth. The history of the navétanes reflects the complex interrelations between young people, the city and the state. The performative act of football – on and beyond the pitch, by players, fans and organizers – constitutes the neighbourhood as a social space in a context where the state fails to provide sufficient infrastructure and is often contested. The navétanes clubs and championships demonstrate how young people have experienced and imagined their neighbourhoods in different local-level ways, while at the same time interconnecting them with other social spaces, such as the ‘city’, the ‘nation’ and ‘the world’.

scholarly journals JOB SATISFACTION AND QUALIFICATION AS A DETERMINANT OF TEACHERS’ JOB MOBILITY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN OYO STATE

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-24
Author(s):  
Onipede, A.A. Ph.D ◽  
Adeyi, M.O. Ph.D
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Job Mobility ◽  
The State ◽  
The Public

This study investigated job satisfaction and qualification as a determinant of teachers’ job mobility in primary schools in Oyo State. The study employed the descriptive research design of the survey type. The population consisted of all teachers from the public primary schools in the state. The sample for this study was 300 teachers which were selected from 20 public primary schools using multi-stage sampling procedure. The first stage involved the use of simple random sampling technique to select 10 Local Government Areas from the thirty- three Local Government Areas of the State. The second stage involved the selection of 20 public primary schools using purposive random sampling technique. Also, 15 teachers were selected from each of the public primary schools using simple random sampling technique at the third stage to make the total of 300 teachers as a sample for the study. A self-structured questionnaire tagged Teachers’ Questionnaire on Job Mobility, Satisfaction and Qualification (TQJMSQ) was used to elicit relevant data for the study. The face and content validity of the instrument was ensured. A reliability co-efficient of 0.69 was obtained for TQJMSQ using Pearson Product Moment correlation analysis. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Research questions were answered using simple percentage, mean score and standard deviation while the hypothesis was analysed using t-test, ANOVA and Scheffe posthoc test at 0.05 level of significant. The study shows that job satisfaction and teachers’ qualifications determines job mobility in primary schools in Oyo State. The researchers recommended that government and other school owners should encourage teachers on the job by giving them necessary remuneration and teachers should be encouraged to update themselves to acquire higher qualifications so that they can be fixed to relevant position. KEYWORDS: Job Satisfaction, Qualification, determinant, teachers, job mobility, primary schools.

scholarly journals Efficiency of Money Management and Control in the State General Authority on Minors and Similar Persons' Funds: An Analytical Study: كفاءة إدارة الأموال والرقابة عليها في الهيئة العامة للولاية على أموال القاصرين  ومن في حكمهم: دراسة تحليلية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
SAUD AYED ALSHAHRANI, ALI MUFREH SARHAN
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Study ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The State ◽  
Financial Control ◽  
Money Management ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
And Control

    There is no doubt that the guardianship of the funds of orphans, minors and the like is of the utmost importance, which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given keen attention in all respects and has established for this purpose the State General Authority on the funds of minors and the like. And the extent to which it can carry out the objectives for which it was established. Where the purely objectives were, to identify ways to manage these funds. Evaluate the management of these funds and their ability to achieve the purpose of the street, which governs the details and mechanisms of the Authority's work. As well as to identify the role of the supervisory bodies in the maintenance of funds that fall within the competence of the General Authority of the State. The researcher used the analytical research methodology, which was limited to studying the theoretical framework for dealing with the funds of orphans, minors and the like in light of the executive regulations of the Authority. Also, the supervisory principles governing the guarantee and safe keeping and development of such funds. The study concluded that the answer to the research questions was that there is a good management of funds that fall under the mandate of the Commission to ensure their preservation? In addition, what is the role of the financial control bodies stipulated in the Authority's system in preserving these funds and ensuring their safety? In response to the first question, the study finds that the Authority, despite the efforts it is doing, is skeptical in its work, but may be tainted by some shortcomings, represented by some observations on the executive bylaw. Most importantly, the list did not address the termination of the mandate, which emerged as one of the main stages in the legal framework and control. In response to the second question, the Commission did not clarify the mechanisms of control over those funds. The study came up with a number of recommendations, most notably the addition of an article in the executive regulations stating the mechanism of refunding the beneficiaries in case of termination.

Local Economic Development in Area-based Urban Regeneration in Germany

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 523-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Weck
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
The State ◽  
Federal States ◽  
The City ◽  
Insight Into

The article is intended to give insight into the state of the art of local economic development in area-based urban regeneration in Germany. The impor-tance of local economic development has been widely recognised and a series of workshops, evaluation reports and programmes has been initiated to promote this policy area. A set of policy programmes has been developed to support integrated action in distressed urban areas. There are no radical changes in the different programme designs, but rather subsequent adaptations and amplifications through time. Policy learning has taken place in a process cutting across all levels of government. The state of the art of local economic development is illustrated using the example of the city of Gelsenkirchen in order to see how different funding programmes on the national and/or Länder (federal states) level are applied and combined on the local level, and how they help to formulate an integrated urban renewal approach. A range of policy challenges remains. The challenges on the local level include, for example, the development of strategic capacity in designing and implementing local-economic development measures.

A Tradition Co-opted: Participatory Development and Authoritarian Rule in Sudan

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Laure Mahé
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Participatory Development ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Authoritarian Rule ◽  
Sudan I

AbstractThe concept of participation is a cornerstone of development and democracy discourses, but studies on participatory development rarely examine the political regimes those policies are embedded in. Yet, in authoritarian contexts, participation is ambiguous, potentially threatening—as it can be connected to democratic ideals—and it also can be used as a resource, a tool for domination. Through an analysis of participatory development projects implemented in Sudan, I explore how power relations are renegotiated at the local level. Relying on data collected during fieldwork in Khartoum and the state of North Kordofan, where the projects are located, I highlight the disconnect between the discourse surrounding the participatory devices, which establishes an horizontal relationship between citizens and the local government, and the actual practices that strengthen the latter's power. In doing so, the article challenges a linear, top-down conception of authoritarian power and reveals the tensions that exist between institutional levels.

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