New Arrival EU Cities Facilitating the Commons: Building Blocks of European Constitutional Law for Local Democracy

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EU Cities Facilitating the Commons: Building Blocks of European Constitutional Law for Local Democracy

By Chiara Salati
New Arrival Hart Publishing April 2026

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ISBN-13
9781509989669
Publisher
Hart Publishing
Publication
April 2026
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This book explores the role of cities in the EU in facilitating civic participation through the commons (CPC), through the prism of constitutional principles.

It fills a gap by providing a much-needed theoretical framework for commons-oriented initiatives. It focuses on democracy, participation, local governments and cities, by looking at the two legal orders of the European Union and the Council of Europe. At its core is the case study of Italy, where there is institutionalised collaboration between society and the State in over 320 cities. It shows that by leveraging the four key European constitutional principles of participation, local self-government, subsidiarity and solidarity, all EU cities can act as drivers of the commons. A fascinating and innovative exploration of civic participation through the commons that reinforces local democracy.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Democracy and Participation in the EU
1. Setting the Scene: The Transformation of Democracy in the EU
2. The Principle of Participation

Part II: Democracy at the Local Level
3. The Principles of Subsidiarity and Local Self-Government
4. From Local Governments to Cities

Part III: Civic Participation Through the Commons (CPC) in the Case of Italian Cities
5. The Constitutional Roots of the Italian Case
6. The Organisational Model of Shared Administration of the Commons

Part IV: Facing the Commons Challenge in EU Cities
7. EU Cities as Laboratories for Civic Participation Through the Commons
8. Building Blocks of European Constitutional Law for the Commons Challenge

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