Local Councillors in Europe

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Egner, Björn (Editor), Sweeting, David (Editor), Klok, Pieter-Jan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2013.
• Series: Urban and Regional Research International ; 14
• Subjects: Political science.; Comparative politics.; Political Science and International Relations.; Comparative Politics.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.