Copus Leading the localities

Executive mayors in English local governance
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-84779-211-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

The first major publication to assess the impact on local politics of the new office of directly-elected mayor, now finally available in paperback.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Copus, Colin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Mayors: a new form of local politics or a very English compromise
3. Local political leadership and mayoral government
4. Running the council or leading the community: a mayoral dichotomy
5. Democracy and representation: the rights of mayors
6. Elected mayors: a new style of English local politics?
7. The elected mayor: lessons from overseas
8. Councillors: a new and developing role or a diminished responsibility?
9. Conclusion
Postscript

Über Autor(innen)

Copus Colin:
Colin Copus is Lecturer in Local Politics at the Institute of Local Government Studies, at the University of BirminghamColin Copus is Senior Lecturer in Local Politics at the Institute of Local Government Studies, the University of Birmingham