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Federalism and Local Administration [ LSPRI2630 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h   2q 

Teacher(s) Wauters Kris ; Blondiau Pascale ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Main themes The course relates in particular to: - Legislation regulating local political institutions - The application of the legislation - The local competences and services taking place in various fields of Public Action
Aims The course aims at: Giving the student a specific knowledge of the work of local institutions within the Belgian federal system, Bring students to reflect on the principles of local autonomy, its basic principals, its implications and its ef-fectiveness, Bring students to reflect on the way local communities contribute to establishing public policies at the fed-eral or federate level.
Content Contents: The course approaches, with a strong legal connotation: - The division of competences relating to Belgian local communities - Local Political Institutions (désignation des collèges et du bourgmestre, consultation populaire,…) and their management (supervision, financing, staff,…) - competences of the "Provinces" and "Communes", in particular regarding the police - organizations depending on the local authorities, - Public policy implying local actors (waste, water, housing policy,…) Method: Lecture, during which the active participation of the students is encouraged. Use of printed material (press arti-cle) as material of illustration and analysis.
Other information Basic knowledge of the Belgian Public Law Written or oral open-book exam Syllabus or book referred to ; collection of documents
Cycle et année
d'étude
> Master [60] in Political Sciences: General
> Master [120] in Public Administration
> Master [120] in Political Sciences: International Relations
> Master [120] in Political Sciences: General
Faculty or entity
in charge
> PSAD


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