La coopération à I'intérieur d'une région métropolitaine: éléments d'analysey†

Sommaire. Les relations inter-municipales, à l'intérieur d;une région métropolitaine, sont abordées dam cet article sous l'angle de la coopération qu'elles impliquent. L'auteur fait un tour d'horizon des principaux concepts qui sont utilisés dans l'étude de la coopération et de l'intégration, à l'aide des nombreux travaux publiées sur le sujet. Après avoir défini l'intégration, l'auteur précise les différentes modalités d'intégration, ainsi que les conditions favorables et les avantages de l'intégration au niveau municipal. Abstract. This article focuses on the relationship between municipalities within a regional area, from the point of view of the cooperation they imply. The author reviews the major concepts utilized in the study of cooperation and integration, using research material already published. The concept of integration is defined in the first part, followed by a review of the different modalities of integration and of the conditions to and advantages of integration at the municipal level.     

Federalism and Social Policy: The Case of Domestic Violence

This paper challenges long standing critiques of federalism that suggest it stymies the development of progressive social policies. Through a case study of national domestic violence policies in Australia, this paper argues that not only can the curses of federalism – especially conservatism, duplication and overlap – be surmounted, but even more positively, under the right condition, federalism can enhance opportunities for the development of progressive social policy. While the Howard government has adopted a conservative approach to domestic violence, federal structures have made it possible to maintain an alternative discourse at the state level. Moreover, national policy coordination machinery has opened the path for policy learning and innovation between governments in this social policy area.     

The Roles of Women in Contemporary Political and Revolutionary Conflict: A Thematic Model

Global population-level patterns in female participation in contemporary political and revolutionary conflict remain largely unknown as systematic empirical research in the area is lacking. Accordingly, this study systematically documented the participation of a comprehensive sample of women involved in conflict around the world. A statistically derived model of female participation is proposed that consists of four thematic roles representing specific patterns of activity: active, representing fighting and leadership activities; caring, representing traditional feminine tasks; support, representing logistically based tasks, and; ideological, representing activities that propagate the ideology of the group. The contribution of the model to theory, research, and practice is considered.