Abstract
The Portuguese case of local networks includes an analysis of Children and Youth Protection Committees, Municipal Councils of Education, Forest Fire Protection Commissions, and Participatory Budget Councils. These were selected taking into account their importance within the national context, also covering important functional areas of responsibility. Beyond providing a description of their general framework and mandate, membership, and structure, each of the networks is assessed accordingly to the suggested typology in this volume. The country’s stable administrative and territorial organization, together with its centralized character, would lead to expect low levels of variance among these networks. Despite this context, network-related structures have made their way within this potentially unfavorable scenario, with different degrees of autonomy, coherence, and relevance. This chapter presents evidence of delegated, self-reflective, and independent networks.
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