The Chair of Regional Policy < Department < Department of Public Administration < Faculty of Social Sciences

The Chair of Local Self-Government and Regional Policy

From left to right: Prof. Michael Kull, Dr. Mikk Lõhmus, Prof. Sulev Mäeltsemees and Jüri Ratas.

The Chair of Local Self-Government and Regional Policy was founded in 2001. It acts as the centre of teaching and research in the fields of local government, city administration and regional policy. The competences of the Chair build upon the long tradition of academic research on Estonian local self-government and cutting-edge research on the EU multi-level governance. All members of the Chair have extensive experience in the practical affairs of local and regional governments through consultancy work and also working as policy-makers.

Professor Sulev Mäeltsemees

Professor Sulev Mäeltsemees PhD (University of Tartu) is Professor and Chair of Local Self-Government and Regional Policy and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Professor Mäeltsemees has served as the Rector of Estonian Institute of Public Administration and Chairman of Tallinn City Council and is currently a member of numerous Estonian and European local governance networks. Contacts: sulev dot maeltsemees at ttu dot ee

Sample publications:

Mäeltsemees, S.; Kull, M.; Lõhmus, M. (2011). Rechtliche Und Wirtschaftliche Probleme Der Verwaltung Der Hauptstadtregion Und Ihre Lösungsmöglichkeiten. Sulev Mäeltsemees, Janno Reiljan (Eds.). Eesti majanduspoliitilised väitlused: Majanduspoliitika teooria ja praktika /Estnische Gespräche über Wirtschaftspolitik: Theorie und Praxis der Wirtschaftspolitik/ Discussions on Estonian economic policy: Theory and practice of economic policy (112 - 134). Berlin, Tallinn: Beriner Wissenschafts-Verlag

Mäeltsemees, S. (2010). Position of Capital Cities in Baltic Sea Economic Area. J. W. Kramer, G. Prause, J. Sepp (Eds.). Baltic Business and Socio-Economic Development 2007 : 3rd International Conference Tallinn, Estonia, June 17–19, 2007 (615 - 629). Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag

Mäeltsemees, S. (2009). Rechts- und Wirtschaftsprobleme der Gebietsreform in Estland. Estnische Gespräche über Wirtschaftspolitik XVII Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftspolitik der Universität Tartu, Lehrstuhl für Regionalpolitik der Tallinner Technologischen Universität, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre und Wirtschatspolitik der Fachhochschule Kiel (56 - 63). Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag

Professor Michael Kull

Visiting Professor Michael Kull PhD (University of Helsinki) has previously worked as a researcher at The Finnish Academy and University of Helsinki (Network for European Studies) and currently serves as the principal research scientist at MTT Economic Research in Finland. He has also lectured at the University of Helsinki, The Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration and at St. Petersburg State University. Professor Kull’s research interest include multi-level governance and EU policies. Contacts: michael dot kull at ttu dot ee

Sample publications:

Huan-Niemi, E., Kull, M., Liesivaara, P., Niemi, J. (2011). Yhteisen maatalouspolitiikan uudistus: Vaihtoehtoisten tukikriteerien vaikutukset jäsenmaiden rahoitusosuuksiin?

Vihinen, H.; Kull, M. (2010). Maaseudeun kehyksesta puristuu modernia politiikkaa : kirja-arvostelu (Maaseutu - väliinputoojasta vastuunkantajaksi : maaseutupolitiikan itsenäistyminen alue- ja maatalouspolitiikan puristuksesta / Eero Uustalo. Helsinki, 2009). Maaseudun uusi aika : maaseutututkimuksen ja -politiikan aikakauslehti, 18, 66 - 70

Dr. Mikk Lõhmus

Lecturer Dr. Mikk Lõhmus BA MPA PhD (Tallinn University of Technology) is the vice-mayor of Saue Municipality and has previously worked at the Chancellery of Riigikogu, as an advisor to the President of Riigikogu and as a senior expert at Nõmme City District Government. He teaches courses on local governments and regional policy and his research focus includes local level economic policy and municipal reforms. Dr. Lõhmus also participates in various Estonian expert groups dealing with local governance. He is currently devoted to a project ordered by the Estonian Government Office and co-managed by Geomedia that is exploring co-operation opportunities between local governments in order to improve the quality of public services. Contacts: mikk dot lohmus at ttu dot ee

Sample publications:

Mäeltsemees, Sulev; Lõhmus, Mikk (2010). The Impact of Economic recession on the Revenue Base of Local Governments in Estonia. Ekonomiskas recesijas ietekme uz vietejo pašvaldibu ienemumu bazi Igaunija. Vanagis, Ilmars, Krastinš, Olgerts (Eds.). Statistikas zinātnisko pētījumu rezultāti 2010. Zinātniskie raksti/ The Results of Statistical Scientific Research 2010. (175 - 187). Riga, Latvia: Latvijas Respublikas Centrālā statistikas pārvalde

Lõhmus, M. (2010). The Estonian local government reform of the end of the 1930s in the light of the locaö government values of today. Riigikogu Toimetised, 69 - 79