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Examining local action groups as territorial development polities: CLLD in Lisbon Metropolitan Area

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  • Miriam de Oliveira Gonçalves
  • João Morais Mourato
  • André Pereira
  • Cristina Cavaco

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Over the past three decades, Local Action Groups (LAGs) have gained significant relevance as territorial development polities. Initially established in the 1990s under the LEADER programme, EU-funded LAGs were lauded for their ability to engage local stakeholders, promote proactivity, and build capacity for designing and implementing Local Development Strategies (LDS). With the introduction of the Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) policy initiative in the 2014–2020 Community Support Framework, the geographical scope of LAGs expanded beyond rural and coastal to include urban areas. However, there is a standing critique regarding the role and impact of LAGs in creating spatial-temporal fixes, addressing local issues through innovative governance arrangements, and facilitating multi-level interaction and territorial rescaling. This paper focuses on the Lisbon Metropolitan Area to critically examine these aspects amidst ongoing Europeanisation dynamics and a soft turn in planning theory and practices. Specifically, we scrutinize LAGs’ strategic territorial rationale, cultural adherence, institutionalization, and the intra – and inter-politics of their governance arrangements. The findings indicate limitations in governance rescaling due to the instrumentalization, over-centralization, and standardization of LAGs by external powers, which hinder their potential role and impact as territorial development polities and agents of state re-articulation.

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  • Miriam de Oliveira Gonçalves & João Morais Mourato & André Pereira & Cristina Cavaco, 2024. "Examining local action groups as territorial development polities: CLLD in Lisbon Metropolitan Area," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(12), pages 2597-2618, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:32:y:2024:i:12:p:2597-2618
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2024.2392676
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