{"id":1456,"date":"2022-01-20T12:05:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T12:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eetaa.ifork.eu\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T12:05:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T12:05:46","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eetaa.ifork.eu\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1456\" class=\"elementor elementor-1456 elementor-8\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ff2ff7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ff2ff7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4acc06\" data-id=\"d4acc06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee4950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bee4950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Note from the Publisher<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbdf9ac elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbdf9ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885cb99\" data-id=\"885cb99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ddc50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50ddc50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regional Governance and Policy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-105f188\" data-id=\"105f188\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4918b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4918b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>The Regional Governance and Policy<\/em><\/strong>Journal is an initiative of the Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government for the publication of an open access electronic Scientific Journal, which aims to promote research and science in the fields of regional \u2013 local development and Local Government. It is intended to be a meeting point between the Scientific Community and the people working in Local Government and Public Administration, with a view to highlighting and addressing the critical aspects related to local communities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f873186 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f873186\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b10226\" data-id=\"2b10226\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc6092a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc6092a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1375\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/eetaa.ifork.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mosaicpeople.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eetaa.ifork.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mosaicpeople.jpg 1375w, https:\/\/eetaa.ifork.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mosaicpeople-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eetaa.ifork.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mosaicpeople-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eetaa.ifork.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mosaicpeople-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1375px) 100vw, 1375px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e8e919\" data-id=\"1e8e919\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755d715 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"755d715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publisher <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da54622 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"da54622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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Thus, it aims to provide Local Government, the Scientific Community, but also the general public, with scientifically-based knowledge, to analyse and expand new policies, trends, transformations and to contribute to the scientific debate that promotes local \u2013 regional development and integrates local \u2013 regional specificity. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338057a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"338057a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Journal will be produced twice a year and will publish, subject to peer review, original research work, scientific papers, reports of significant scientific developments and innovations, book reviews, case studies, etc.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note from the Publisher Regional Governance and Policy The Regional Governance and PolicyJournal is an initiative of the Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government for the publication of an open access electronic Scientific Journal, which aims to promote research and science in the fields of regional \u2013 local development and Local Government. 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