Reforma Democratiei Locale in Franta in perioada 2008-2014
The Reform of Local Democracy in France between 2008-2014

Summary/Abstract: The reform of the French territorial collectivities, which will take place between 2008-2014, is a structural reform, concerning the administrative organization of France, initiated by the President Nicolas Sarkozy, including a cluster of rules that will regulate the whole French administrative structure. Within a state grounded on centralism as far as the administrative organisation is concerned, the reform that started in 2008 brings in major changes in terms of administrative-territorial organisation in metropolitan France and overseas territories as well. The first part of our study aims to analyse the legislative changes regarding the reorganisation of territorial collectivities. The second part aims to identify and describe how the French legislator brought under regulation the participation instruments which allow the French citizens to actively get involved in the life of their society, except the periodic elections. Besides the national referendum, the legislator thus established the local referendum, the petitionary matters, the local council, the consultative committees etc.

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