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Local Councillors in Europe

By David Sweeting , Björn Egner , Pieter-Jan Klok (auth.) , Pieter-Jan Klok (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Year
2013
ISBN
978-3-658-01856-6, 978-3-658-01857-3
DOI
10.1007/978-3-658-01857-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2016532 bytes)
Series
Urban and Regional Research International 14
Edition
1
Pages
270\273
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-10-26 06:27:31
Comparative Politics

Description

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.

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