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News
 Newsletter - Autumn 2011
New book by Bennett, R.J. - Local Business Voice: The History of Chambers of Commerce in Britain, Ireland and Revolutionary America 1760-2011. Oxford: Oxford University Press, October 2011.
An extensive summary of the book by chapter is available at http://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/chambersofcommerce/; you can order a copy direct from OUP at: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199584734.do
New book edited by H. Wollman and G. Marcou: The Provision of Public Services in Europe - Between State, Local Government and Market. Edward Elgar Publishing
>> see leaflet
Forthcoming Conferences
Our schedule for the next four years is usually two meetings a year, sometimes as joint meetings with other commissions. The planned and confirmed future commission meetings are:
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Lisbon, Portugal
"New Challenges for Local Governance"
themes: 1. The impact of financial crises on local governance
2. Citizen e-Participation in local governance
Time: 12-14 April 2012
Organizer: Professor Carlos Nunes Silva
Conference web page: https://sites.google.com/site/nc4lglisbon2012/
Call for Papers
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Cologne, Germany
32nd International Geographical Congress
C08.13 Geography of Governance sessions:
A. Governance - key theoretical and methodological issues, main research directions
B. Innovations in public sector - public administration reforms, public sector reorganizations, local finance and progress in planning
C. Governing development in regions, cities and rural communities
Time: 26 - 30 August 2012
Organiser: IGU, DGfG
Paper submission and registration: 1 July 2011 to 15 December 2011 at http://www.igc2012.org
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Madrid, Spain
22nd World Congress of the International Political Science Association
Panels in Comparative Studies on Local Government and Politics
Panels in Public Policy and Administration
Organiser: IPSA
Madrid, 8-12 July 2012
Conference web page: http://www.ipsa.org/events/congress/madrid2012/congress-theme
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