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

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 collaboratio...