This article presents the work of a cross-disciplinary Danish-Swedish collaboration project. The aim was to create best practices for sustainable urban settlements in the Öresund Region. Researchers and practitioners from municipalities in the region evaluated local and European projects for...

This contribution discusses the theoretical and conceptual implications of asking about the legitimacy of local democracy and the relevance of discussing 'performance legitimacy'. The role of <italic>local</italic> government in generating or undermining democratic legitimacy is ambivalent. It is questionable...