La coopérative internationale. Des collectivités territoriales : regards croisés France/Canada

Abstract

Local and regional authorities play an increasingly important role in implementing international development programs. As a result, international cooperation becomes a relevant mechanism/field for researchers and authorities who must generate knowledge to enhance the promotion of local development initiatives. This generation of knowledge is intended to help understand the issues and challenges of inter-national cooperation of local authorities in France and in Canada. To achieve this objective, we conducted a review of the cooperation practices found in various government documents and also analyzed articles and other scientific documents. From this analysis, it was found that in France and Canada, international cooperation of local authorities is not designated by the same concept, is not implemented with the same approaches but pursues the same objectives.