Research Committee # 5 |
International Political Science Association / IPSA |
The European Mayor : Political Leaders in the Changing Context of Local Democracy
Wiesbaden : VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften / GWV Fachverlage GmbH, 2006 The Worl of Political Science—The development of the discipline Book series edited by Michael Stein and John Trent
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 7 Henry Bäck, Annick Magnier and Hubert Heinelt
2. Typologies of Local Government Systems Hubert Heinelt and Nikolaos-K. Hlepas...................................................................................... 21
3. « From the Few are Chosen the Few ... » On the Social Background of European Mayors Kristof Steyvers and Herwig Reynaert................................................... 43
4. The Mayor’s Political Career Ulrik Kjœr .......................................................................................................................................... 75
5. Gendered Roads to Mayorship in Different Welfare States Vicki Johansson ............................................................................................................................... 99
6. Does recruitment Matter ? Selecting Path and Role Definition Henry Bäck ..................................................................................................................................... 123
7. Mayors, Citizens and Local Democracy Michael Haus and David Sweeting............................................................................................... 151
8. Aspects of Leadership Styles : An interaction of Context and Personalities, Panagiotis Getimis and Nikolaos-K. Hlepas .................................................... 177
9. Urban Systems as Growth Machines ? Mayors’ Governing Networks against Global Indeterminacy Annick Magnier, Clemente Navarro and Pippo Russo ............................................................... 201
10. Mayors in Vertical Power Relations Daniel Kübler and Pascal Michel .............................................................................................. 221
11. Divided Loyalties ? Mayors between Party Representations and Local Community Interest Franz Fallend, Gyorgi Ignits and Pawel Swianiewic ................................................................... 245
12. Duo or Duel ? The Relations between Mayors and Councils in Democratic Local Government, Bas Denters ............................................................................................. 201
13. Mayors and Local Administrators: A Puzzling Relationship Carlos R. Alba and Carmen Navarro ....................................................................................... 287
14. Political Complexity or Managerial Simplicity ? Mayoral Norms Organisational Leadership Rikke Berg ...................................................................................................................................... 311
15. European Mayors and Administrative Reforms Björn Egner and Hubert Heinelt .................................................................................................... 335
16. Strong Mayors? On Direct Election and Political Entrepreneurship Annick Magnier .............................................................................................................................. 353
List of Authors................................................................................................................................. 377
Annex: Questionnaire..................................................................................................................... 379
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