History of Municipalism

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The different topics will be presented by the professor in theoretical-practical classes. Students are encouraged to actively participate by commenting on and interpreting sources, presenting critical readings of books and articles, and also through oral presentations on specific topics of the syllabus.

Learning Outcomes

This course will enable students to

– become acquainted with and understand the several stages of the history of municipalities: their genesis, establishment and consolidation in the medieval and modern ages; the progressive loss of powers from the Liberal period to the Estado Novo; the process of recovery of powers after 1974.

– identify the sociological profiles and the practices of the exercise of power of municipal governments, as well as the symbols and representations of municipal government.

Thus, students will become aware of the long evolution of municipalities, enabling them to understand, based on an historical perspective, the local government of the present day.

Students will also be able to recognize and contribute to the preservation of local history, present in documental collections and different forms of material and immaterial heritage, and apply their knowledge, for example, in historical reenactments.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1The genesis of the municip movement

1.1The appearance of manors and municip communities during the Reconq

1.2Legal recognition of municipalit: the charters

1.3Rights and duties of the inhabitants of municipalit

2Relations between the royal power and municip government

2.1Royal measures imposed on municipalit

2.2Evolution of municip administration

2.3Election of municip officials

3Profile and action of government officials

4Symbols and representat of local government

5Written memory

6Voices of the municipalit in Assemblies

7Local government in the Ear Mod Age(16th/19th centuries).Conceptions, symbols and practices of government

8Municipalities from the Liberal period to the Estado Novo:the progressive intervention and control of central government. The reorganization of municipalities

9The progressive recovery of municipal power after the 70s and the challenges of local governance

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Margarida Sobral da Silva Neto

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 25.0%
Research work: 75.0%

Bibliography

COELHO,M.H.C; MAGALHÃES, J.R.2008.O poder concelhio. Das origens às Cortes Constituintes.Nota da história social,2ªed.Coimbra,CEFA

CUNHA, M.S.;FONSECA,T.(org).2005.Os Municípios no Portugal Moderno: dos forais manuelinos às reformas liberais. Colibri

FONSECA, F.T.(coord).2005.O poder local em tempo de globalização.Uma história e um futuro.IUC-CEFA

MATTOSO,J. 1995.Identificação de um país.Ensaio sobre as origens de Portugal.1096-1325 Estampa

MORENO,H.B.1986.Os municípios portugueses nos séculos XIII-XVI.Presença

NETO,M.S.2010.Percursos da História Local Portuguesa: monografias e representações de identidades locais.In Santos,J.M.eCatana,A.S.(coord),Memória e História Local.Palimage

OLIVEIRA,C.(dir).1996.História dos Municípios e do poder local.Círculo de Leitores

REIS,A M.2007.História dos Municípios (1050-1383).L.Horizonte

SILVEIRA,N.E.(coord)1997.Poder Central,Poder Regional e Poder Local.Uma perspectiva Histórica.Colibri