2 The views expressed do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Italian Department for Public Administration, and Formez. Summary: Introduction. – 1. The boundaries of the public administration. – 1.1. Notions of public administration: from unity to differentiation. – 1.2. Supranational influence: notions arising from Community law. – 2. Relations between centre, ...

In many songbird species, males sing to attract females and repel rivals. How can gregarious, non-territorial songbirds such as zebra finches, where females have access to numerous males, sustain monogamy? We found that the dopaminergic reward circuitry of zebra finches can simultaneously promote social cohesion and breeding boundaries. Surprisingly, in unmated males but not in females, striata...

This paper addresses recent developments in the area of EU territorial cohesion. A first section is dedicated to the emergence of the place-based approach as a new paradigm of the EU cohesion policy, and the subsequent need for vertical, horizontal and territorial integration of policies. In a second step, progress recently made in the framework of the EU Territorial Agenda revision process tow...

The function of fish sounds in territorial defence, in particular its influence on the intruder's behaviour during territorial invasions, is poorly known. Breeding Lusitanian toadfish males (Halobatrachus didactylus) use sounds (boatwhistles) to defend nests from intruders. Results from a previous study suggest that boatwhistles function as a 'keep-out signal' during territorial defence. To tes...

Northern Sweden is increasingly influenced by competing social interests striving for advantages and claiming territorial influence through “scalar politics”. The strategic deployment of scalar conceptions is an integral part of policy making and implementation. Increasing use of varying scalar conceptions follows from “new spatial planning” practices. Set territorial delineations and administr...

This paper examines international law and the territory between countries. International was born because of existence an community so that this became basis for formation law. The is used as a sociological foundation in shaping relations arise factor requires each other from one country to another various interests. state part element has very important meaning. According law, consists land, s...

Abstract Recent in-depth research on the Nahua Corpus Xolotl, as well a large variety of compatible sources, has led to new insights what were “boundaries” in preconquest thought. The present article proposes that our modern Western concept borders and political boundaries was foreign ancient Mexican societies Aztec-era polities general. Consequently, aims add novel angle understanding notions ...

Considerable territorial differentiation existing in Russia today contributes to both federal and regional economic slowdown. Alongside with that, gaining control over the process of territorial differentiation at the micro-level in order to reduce disparity among rural municipalities and to ensure their sustainable development, is considerably hindered, taking into account the gap between the ...

Colonisation obstructed the internal process of state formation and development in Africa left legacies authoritarianism, corruption political instability. Embodied post-colonial sustained by foreign aid, these colonial constitute main obstacles to postcolonial Africa. The only way liberate ensure its progress is athree-stage involving repudiation restructuring territorial boundaries accordance...