Prefects, governors and commissioners : territorial representatives of the state in Europe /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Tanguy, Gildas (Editor), Eymeri-Douzans, Jean-Michel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Series:Governance and public management series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Variations on the prefectoral figure in Europe. Some research questions and an ideal-type for a comparison
  • Part 1. Genesis and historicity
  • Chapter 2. French prefects. Genesis and institutionalization of a State 'grand corps'
  • Chapter 3. Studying the apparition of prefects in Italy between Napoleon and the Unification
  • Chapter 4. Civil governors and Public Order in 19th century Spain. The case of Barcelona
  • Chapter 5. Serving the King, serving the people. A historical outline of the Norwegian county governor
  • Part 2. Facts & Figures
  • Chapter 6. Social and educational backgrounds of the territorial representatives of the State in nowadays Europe
  • Chapter 7. A profession or a position? Recruitments and careers of the territorial representatives of the State in nowadays Europe
  • Part 3. A culture at work. Between incarnation, compromise & politicization
  • Chapter 8. In the flesh. Giving the State bodily form in 19th-century Europe
  • Chapter 9. Dealing with dualities. The daily life of a Dutch King's Commissioner
  • Chapter 10. Being a (sub-)prefect in Paris. The self-legitimization of the prefectoral corps' members working within French core ministries, etc.