Context-driven Local Autonomy. The importance of differentiated assessments in asymmetric countries

2021 ◽  
Vol Vol. 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-255
Author(s):  
Silvia Bolgherini ◽  
Greta Klotz ◽  
Uwe Lennart Fromm
Keyword(s):  
Local Autonomy ◽  
Asymmetric Countries

The Age of Autonomy

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Winter
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Disparities ◽  
Local Autonomy ◽  
Economic Context ◽  
Southern Turkey ◽  
Leadership Structure ◽  
Landed Gentry ◽  
Tribal Leadership

This chapter follows the rise to power of the Shamsins, the Bayt al-Shillif, and associated ʻAlawi families as Ottoman tax concessionaries. It shows that their position of local autonomy, rather than having evolved out of some domestic or “tribal” leadership structure, resulted from a paradigm shift in Ottoman provincial administration as well as from a very favorable economic context, in particular the development of commercial tobacco farming in the northern highlands around Latakia. If the eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of a veritable Ottoman–ʻAlawi landed gentry, it also saw increasing social disparities lead to large-scale emigration away from the highlands toward the coastal and inland plains as well as toward the Hatay district of what is today southern Turkey.

Konflik Kekerasan, Otonomi Daerah dan Integrasi Nasional

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Kusnanto Anggoro
Keyword(s):  
Early Warning ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Corrective Action ◽  
Demographic Changes ◽  
Local Autonomy ◽  
Foreseeable Future ◽  
National Integration ◽  
Pattern Change ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Tensions

In a decade of reform, several changes had been occurred. Some adjustments could be considered as a success, while others potentially could trigger conflicts. Historical conflict remnants in Indonesia were hard to restrain. Hence, national integration remains crucial in the foreseeable future. Local autonomy could be an avenue to resolve the problem of national integration in a particular context. However, local autonomy could result in the reverse end. In the midst of conflict pattern change and development over the last decade, bureaucracy (local and national) has to be able to foresee any sign of conflict (early warning) in order to be able to anticipate. Conflict recognition could be observed through various indications, ranging from demographic changes, deterioration of the social-economic situation, and/or cultural tensions. Failure to do corrective action on such deviation would lead to a greater risk of conflict occurrence.

scholarly journals Local Autonomy in Temporary Organizations: The Case of Smart City Pilots

2021 ◽  
pp. 009539972110098
Author(s):  
Dalia Mukhtar-Landgren
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Local Autonomy ◽  
Temporary Organizations ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Organizational Architecture

Local actors are to an increasing extent engaging in national and European Union (EU)–based development and sustainability agendas. These ventures often materialize in the form of temporary organizations such as pilots and projects. This article contributes to debates on project-based, experimental and temporary organizations by unpacking the organizational architecture of pilots and analyzing how the democratic autonomy of local public actors is formed. Through the example of smart city pilots, the study shows how a range of intersecting relations and hierarchies enable and circumscribe public-sector autonomy—from local actors’ attempts to align pilots with political goals to the limitations of standardized and scalable knowledge and strict funding requirements.

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