António Tavares is Associate Professor w/ Habilitation at the University of Minho. He is co-editor of the Urban Affairs Review. His research has been published in a wide range of journals in political science and public administration. Tavares received his Ph.D. in Public Administration from the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida State University.
Territorial Reforms; Regional Governance; Service Delivery; Political and Civic Engagement.
Selected publications
Deslatte, A., Tavares, A., & Feiock, R. C. (2018). Policy of Delay: Evidence from a Bayesian Analysis of Metropolitan Land-Use Choices. Policy Studies Journal, 46(3), 674–699. DOI
Roeger, A., & Tavares, A. F. (2018). Water safety plans by utilities: A review of research on implementation. Utilities Policy, 53, 15–24. DOI
Tavares, A. F. (2018). Municipal amalgamations and their effects: A literature review. Miscellanea Geographica, 22(1), 5–15. DOI
Tavares, A. F., & da Cruz, N. F. (2017). Explaining the transparency of local government websites through a political market framework. Government Information Quarterly. DOI
Cruz, N. F., Tavares, A. F., Marques, R. C., Jorge, S., & de Sousa, L. (2016). Measuring Local Government Transparency. Public Management Review, 18(6), 866–893. DOI
Other publications
Tavares, A. F., Raudla, R., & Silva, T. Best of both worlds? Independent lists and voter turnout in local elections. Journal of Urban Affairs. DOI
Silva, P., Tavares, A. F., Silva, T., & Lameiras, M. (2019). The good, the bad and the ugly: Three faces of social media usage by local governments. Government Information Quarterly, 36(3), 469–479. DOI
Deslatte, A., Tavares, A., & Feiock, R. C. (2018). Policy of Delay: Evidence from a Bayesian Analysis of Metropolitan Land-Use Choices. Policy Studies Journal, 46(3), 674–699. DOI
Roeger, A., & Tavares, A. F. (2018). Water safety plans by utilities: A review of research on implementation. Utilities Policy, 53, 15–24. DOI
Tavares, A. F. (2018). Municipal amalgamations and their effects: A literature review. Miscellanea Geographica, 22(1), 5–15. DOI
Tavares, A. F., & Raudla, R. (2018). Size, density and small scale elections: A multi-level analysis of voter turnout in sub-municipal governments. Electoral Studies, 56, 1–13. DOI
Tavares, A. F., & de Sousa, L. (2018). Qualidade da Governação Local em Portugal. Lisbon, Portugal: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. DOI
Raudla, R., & Tavares, A. (2017). Inter-Municipal Cooperation and Austerity Policies: Obstacles or Opportunities? In F. Teles & P. Swianiewicz (Eds.), Inter-Municipal Cooperation in Europe: Institutions and Governance (1st ed., pp. 17–41). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave MacMillan. DOI
Tavares, A. F., & Teles, F. (2017). Deeply Rooted but Still Striving for a Role: The Portuguese Freguesias under Reform. In N. Komninos-Hlepas, N. Kerstig, S. Kuhlmann, P. Swianiewicz, & F. Teles (Eds.), Sub-Municipal Governance in Europe: Decentralization Beyond the Municipal Tier (1st ed., pp. 193–209). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave MacMillan. DOI
Tavares, A. F., & da Cruz, N. F. (2017). Explaining the transparency of local government websites through a political market framework. Government Information Quarterly. DOI
Cruz, N. F., Tavares, A. F., Marques, R. C., Jorge, S., & de Sousa, L. (2016). Measuring Local Government Transparency. Public Management Review, 18(6), 866–893. DOI
Tavares, A. F., & Rodrigues, M. (2015). The Economic and Political Impacts of Top-Down Territorial Reforms: The Case of Sub-City Governments. Local Government Studies, 41(6), 956–976. DOI
de Sousa, L., Tavares, A., da Cruz, N. F., & Jorge, S. (2015). A Reforma do Poder Local em Debate. Lisboa: Imprensa das Ciências Sociais, Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa. DOI
Araújo, J. F. F. E., Tavares, A. F., & da Rocha, R. A. (2014). Universidades-Fundação: a empresarialização da educação superior em Portugal. Revista De Gestão Universitária Da América Latina, 7(1), 42–62. DOI
Carr, J. B., & Tavares, A. (2014). City Size and Political Participation in Local Government: Reassessing the Contingent Effects of Residential Location Decisions Within Urban Regions. Urban Affairs Review, 50(2), 269–302. DOI
Tavares, A. F., & Carr, J. B. (2013). So close, yet so far away? The effects of city size, density and growth on local civic participation. Journal of Urban Affairs, 35(3), 283–302. DOI
Tavares, A. F., & Rodrigues, M. A. (2013). From civil servants to liberal professionals: An empirical analysis of the reform of Portuguese notaries. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 79(2), 347–367. DOI
Tavares, A., & Rodrigues, M. (2013). The instruments of political and administrative participation at local level: An empirical analysis of the options of portuguese municipalities. REV CLAD REFORMA DEM, (55), 141–152. DOI
Rodrigues, M. A. V., Tavares, A. F. F., & de Araújo, J. F. F. E. (2012). A reorganização do Poder Local: Impactos Financeiros do Documento Verde da Reforma da Administração Local. Instituto Politécnico de Bragança. DOI
Rodrigues, M. A., Tavares, A. F., & Araújo, J. F. F. E. (2012). Municipal Service Delivery: The Role of Transaction Costs in the Choice between Alternative Governance Mechanisms. Local Government Studies, 38(5), 615–638. DOI
Rodrigues, M., & Tavares, A. (2012). A Implementação de Políticas Sociais pelo Terceiro Sector: Um Enquadramento de Mercado. In H. C. Silvestre & J. F. Araújo (Eds.), Colectânea em Administração Pública (pp. 311–338). Lisboa: Escolar Editora. DOI
Tavares, A. (2012). Programas de Investigação nas Ciências Sociais. In H. C. Silvestre & J. F. Araújo (Eds.), Metodologia para a Investigação Social (pp. 9–34). Escolar Editora. DOI
Tavares, A. F., & Mamede, L. (2011). The effects of institutional design in program performance: Promoting sustainable cities in Portugal. Management of Environmental Quality, 22(3), 330–343. DOI
Tavares, A. F., & Camões, P. J. (2010). New forms of local governance: A theoretical and empirical analysis of municipal corporations in Portugal. Public Management Review, 12(5), 587–608. DOI
Rodrigues, M. Â. V., de Araújo, J. F. F. E., & Tavares, A. F. (2009). Prestação de Serviços Públicos nas Autarquias Locais. Revista Científica Da ATAM, 1, 1–122. DOI
Feiock, R. C., Tavares, A. F., & Lubell, M. N. (2008). Policy instrument choices for growth management and land use regulation. Policy Studies Journal, 36(3), 461–480. DOI
Tavares, A. F., Mendes, S. M., & Costa, C. S. (2008). The impact of deterrence policies on reckless driving: The case of Portugal. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 14(4), 417–429. DOI
Tavares, A. F., & Camões, P. J. (2007). Local service delivery choices in Portugal: A political transaction costs framework. Local Government Studies, 33(4), 535–553. DOI
Jeong, M.- G., & Tavares, A. (2002). Impact of State Growth Management Laws on Economic Growth. International Journal of Economic Development, 4(3-4), 1–21. DOI
Pereira, A. P., & Tavares, A. (2002). O Uso de Indicadores de Performance na Avaliação de Ensino Superior. Revista Portuguesa De Administração e Políticas Públicas, III, 82–94. DOI
Administration and Policy of the European Union
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Evaluation of Public Policies
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Public Contracts
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Local Government and Administration
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Environmental Policy
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