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245 1 0 _aLocal Councillors in Europe
_h[electronic resource] /
_cedited by Björn Egner, David Sweeting, Pieter-Jan Klok.
264 1 _aWiesbaden :
_bSpringer Fachmedien Wiesbaden :
_bImprint: Springer VS,
_c2013.
300 _aX, 270 p. 37 illus.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aUrban and Regional Research International ;
_v14
505 0 _aLocal 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 _aCouncillors 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 – 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     Target Groups ·        Academics and practitioners in the fields of political sciences     Editors Björn Egner is Senior Researcher at the Institute for Political Science at Technische Universität 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.
650 0 _aPolitical science.
650 0 _aComparative politics.
650 1 4 _aPolitical Science and International Relations.
650 2 4 _aComparative Politics.
700 1 _aEgner, Björn.
_eeditor.
700 1 _aSweeting, David.
_eeditor.
700 1 _aKlok, Pieter-Jan.
_eeditor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783658018566
830 0 _aUrban and Regional Research International ;
_v14
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01857-3
912 _aZDB-2-SHU
942 _2Dewey Decimal Classification
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