Local Councillors in Europe

Councillors are the essence of local representative democracy, linking ordinary citizens and decision-makers in municipal arenas. In cross-national perspective, and taking in countries from across Europe, this book analyses the recruitment patterns, career, party associations, role perceptions, and...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Egner, Bjr̲n. (Editor), Sweeting, David. (Editor), Klok, Pieter-Jan. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2013.
Series:Urban and Regional Research International ; 14
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505 0 # |a Local Councillors in Comparative Perspective -- Political Recruitment and Career Development of Local Councillors in Europe -- Councillors and their Parties -- The Roles Councillors Play -- Councillors and Democracy -- Who do the Local Councillors of Europe Represent? -- Councillors, Participation, and Local Democracy -- Municipal Councillors as Interest Mediators -- European Mayors and Councillors: The gender gap among local representatives -- Local councillors in different governance network arrangements -- Local councillors and administrative reforms -- Municipal priorities in urban planning and local development. 
520 # # |a Councillors are the essence of local representative democracy, linking ordinary citizens and decision-makers in municipal arenas. In cross-national perspective, and taking in countries from across Europe, this book analyses the recruitment patterns, career, party associations, role perceptions, and attitudes to democracy, representation, and participation of local councillors. Matters such as gender, parties, institutions, municipal reform, functions in governance networks, and councillor influence are considered using data collected in an international survey, covering some 12,000 members of the local political elite. Drawing on diverse and eclectic literature, the contributions in this volume comprise a comprehensive and revealing analysis of modern councillors. Content Local Councillors in Comparative Perspective.- Political Recruitment and Career Development of Local Councillors in Europe.- Councillors and their Parties.- The Roles Councillors Play.- Councillors and Democracy.- Who do the Local Councillors of Europe Represent?- Councillors, Participation, and Local Democracy.- Municipal Councillors as Interest Mediators.- European Mayors and Councillors <U+0013> The gender gap among local representatives <U+0013> Local councillors in different governance network arrangements <U+0013> Local councillors and administrative reforms <U+0013> Municipal priorities in urban planning and local development Target Groups ʺ Academics and practitioners in the fields of political sciences Editors Bjr̲n Egner is Senior Researcher at the Institute for Political Science at Technische Universitt̃ Darmstadt, Germany. He is the head of the research group for Methodology in Political Science and Philosophy of Science. David Sweeting is Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies in the Centre for Urban and Public Policy Research at the University of Bristol, UK. Pieter-Jan Klok is Assistant Professor for Policy Science at the Department of Public Administration in the School of Management and Governance of the University of Twente, The Netherlands. 
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