The cittaslow movement as a local governance model and the evaluation of this movement in the context of public administration

Today, the Cittaslow movement, which has close to 300 members from more than thirty different countries, has emerged as an alternative city and life model in a period of approximately 20 years. Cittaslows, whose main purpose is to improve the quality of life and environmental conditions of local people and visitors, is a local government network and union with an international character as of today. In order for local governments to reach the position targeted by this movement, it is expected to implement a wide variety of policies and, accordingly, various principles. It has been investigated in various studies how these principles, which suggest many changes, lead to changes in these units. However, there is no study on how it proposes a change in the management structure. Within the scope of this study, it is investigated in which direction and based on which approaches the Cittaslow movement wants to change the management structures of local governments. It is concluded that the application of the governance approach in local governments is the main focus of this movement and the principle of subsidiarity is the management approach of this movement.

Key Words: Cittaslow, Local Government, Governance, Subsidiarity