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This book focuses on territorial policies as instruments for local
development in Europe's periphery. Using a multiple-case research
design in three typical case studies in the context of the
Mediterranean island of Sardinia (Italy), we empirically test the
hypothesis that the institutionalisation of the governance system
is an independent variable that is capable of influencing the
quality of public policy, intended as a dependent variable.
According to this hypothesis, the two above-mentioned variables
tend to change according to a linear and direct correlation: upward
variation of the degree of institutionalisation of the governance
system tends to correspond to upward variation in the quality of
the policy, and vice versa. In our conclusions, we discuss the
descriptive and prescriptive implications of the empirical findings
of the research for the local development of peripheral areas.
Regarding the descriptive implications, we explain how territorial
policy-making can be articulated, based on the degree of
institutionalisation of the governance system and the quality of
the territorial policies. Regarding the prescriptive implications,
we identify the best practices for territorial governance in order
to improve the chances of local development in Europe's periphery.
This book focuses on territorial policies as instruments for local
development in Europe's periphery. Using a multiple-case research
design in three typical case studies in the context of the
Mediterranean island of Sardinia (Italy), we empirically test the
hypothesis that the institutionalisation of the governance system
is an independent variable that is capable of influencing the
quality of public policy, intended as a dependent variable.
According to this hypothesis, the two above-mentioned variables
tend to change according to a linear and direct correlation: upward
variation of the degree of institutionalisation of the governance
system tends to correspond to upward variation in the quality of
the policy, and vice versa. In our conclusions, we discuss the
descriptive and prescriptive implications of the empirical findings
of the research for the local development of peripheral areas.
Regarding the descriptive implications, we explain how territorial
policy-making can be articulated, based on the degree of
institutionalisation of the governance system and the quality of
the territorial policies. Regarding the prescriptive implications,
we identify the best practices for territorial governance in order
to improve the chances of local development in Europe's periphery.
Over the last fifteen years a higher demand for security has been
recorded in the political market of democracies. Policy-makers have
increasingly used contracts to safeguard the peace and safety of
the citizenry. "Governing by contract" has been considered one of
the most significant processes of political-administrative change.
But how do urban security policies managed "by contract" work in
practice? Should contracts be considered an effective solution for
governing crime and disorder at the local level?This book answers
these questions, focusing on urban security policy in Italy in the
years 1994-2012. The first part of the volume is devoted to a
comparative analysis of the urban security policies in the UK,
France, and Italy. The second part is dedicated to the analysis of
the Italian case, and in particular to an ex-ante impact evaluation
of security pacts - written contracts issued by local governments.
The third and final part is then committed to an ex-post impact
evaluation of the pacts aimed to test their efficacy in governing
crime at the local level.The book gives a unique coverage - in a
crossroad between political science and criminology - of how
contracts are used for governing crime and disorder, with the aid
of cutting-edge quantitative techniques in the social sciences such
as quantitative narrative analysis and fixed effects regression
model. The volume will be of interest to political scientists and
criminologists specialized in urban security, as well as
policy-makers interested in practical implications of governing
crime and disorder by contract.
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