Policy Making at the Second Tier of Local Government in Europe: What is happening in Provinces, Counties, Départements and Landkreise in the on-going re-scaling of statehood? (Routledge Advances in European Politics)

By: Hubert Heinelt and Xavier Bertrana and Bj

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Synopsis: Debates about multi-level governance have led to a profound restructuring of regional and local government. The second level of local government is under review in most European countries, with the aim to strengthen the institutional capacity of municipalities or to develop appropriate institutional structures for governing fragmented urban areas. This book provides a thematic and cross-national analysis of the key actors in local government that form the crucial components of effective and democratic policy making. Focussing on the second tier of local government, it examines new empirical data on councillors from this level of government in 15 European countries and integrates important variables such as party politics, notions of democracy, finance, multi-level settings. Divided into five parts, it addresses: Attitudes of county/provincial councillors towards administrative and territorial reforms; Their role perceptions and role behaviour; Their political orientation; Actor constellations and governance arrangements; Political socialization and recruitment, professionalization and career patterns of county/provincial councillors. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of local government, urban studies, regional studies, political science, sociology and geography.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 304 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781317374855
Related ISBNs:: 9781315673004, 9780815371014, 9780415843485
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/25/23
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial material, Xavier Bertrana, Björn Egner and Hubert Heinelt
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Xavier Bertrana
Edited by:: Björn Egner
Edited by:: Hubert Heinelt