Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Henry Bäck - University of Gothenburg, School of Public Administration
Rikke Berg - University of Southern Denmark, Department of Political Science
David Sweeting - University of the West of England, Faculty of the Built Environment
Vicki Johansson - University of Gothenburg, School of Public Administration
Folke Johansson - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
David Karlsson - University of Gothenburg, School of Public Administration
Franz Fallend - University of Salzburg, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Herwig Reynaert - Ghent University, Department of Political Science
Kristof Steyvers - Ghent University, Department of Political Science
Zdenka Vajdová - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Michal Illner - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Ulrik Kjaer - University of Southern Denmark, Department of Political Science
Eric Kerrouche - Sciences Po Bordeaux
Hubert Heinelt - Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Political Science
Björn Egner - Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Political Science
Michael Haus - Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Political Science
Nikos Hlepas - National University, Athens, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Panagiotis Getimis - Panteion University, Athens, Department for Regional Economy and Development
Gabor Soós - Tocqueville Research Center, Budapest
Gyorgyi Ignits - Tocqueville Research Center, Budapest
Paula Russell - University College Dublin, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy
Annick Magnier - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Pippo Russo - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Chiara Zanoccoli - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Giovanna Cutrone - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Irene Borselli - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Nicola Malloggi - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Clemente J. Navarro Yanez - Pablo de Olavide University of Seville, Social Work and Social Services
Bas Denters - Department of Political Science and Research Methods
Harry Daemen - Erasmus University Rotterdam
Pawel Swianiewicz - Warsaw University, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies
Manuel da Silva e Costa - Minho University
José Pinheiro Neves - Minho University
Jean Dominique Ackle - Minho University
Carlos Alba - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Political Science
Carmen Navarro - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Political Science
Daniel Kübler - Zurich University, Institute of Political Science
Pascal Michel - University of Lausanne, Institute for Political and International Studies
Description
Major structural changes have been taking place in European local government systems around the turn of the millennium. Changes that have already had substantial consequences for local political leadership and are likely to bring about further change in the future. A number of such restructuring trends are sweeping over the continent, but from different starting points, at varying pace and in various mixed configurations. The research was designed to assess how, by playing on these different contexts, the restructuring trends and reforms inscribed in the wider framework of increasing global exchanges impact on the concept and praxis of political representation at local level. Four different trends of change are in focus: structural transformations in terms of privatisation, contracting out and general mimicry of private sector institutional arrangements ('New Public Management'); changes in central-local relations, most often in form of decentralisation, whereby new tasks have been allocated to the local level; the importance of political parties; internal institutional arrangements of local a
... Show more..Subject area
Working conditions, Government, political systems and organisations
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Principal organisation
Accessibility status
Responsible department/unit
University of Gothenburg, School of Public Administration
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Henry Bäck - University of Gothenburg, School of Public Administration
Rikke Berg - University of Southern Denmark, Department of Political Science
David Sweeting - University of the West of England, Faculty of the Built Environment
Vicki Johansson - University of Gothenburg, School of Public Administration
Folke Johansson - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
David Karlsson - University of Gothenburg, School of Public Administration
Franz Fallend - University of Salzburg, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Herwig Reynaert - Ghent University, Department of Political Science
Kristof Steyvers - Ghent University, Department of Political Science
Zdenka Vajdová - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Michal Illner - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Ulrik Kjaer - University of Southern Denmark, Department of Political Science
Eric Kerrouche - Sciences Po Bordeaux
Hubert Heinelt - Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Political Science
Björn Egner - Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Political Science
Michael Haus - Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Political Science
Nikos Hlepas - National University, Athens, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Panagiotis Getimis - Panteion University, Athens, Department for Regional Economy and Development
Gabor Soós - Tocqueville Research Center, Budapest
Gyorgyi Ignits - Tocqueville Research Center, Budapest
Paula Russell - University College Dublin, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy
Annick Magnier - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Pippo Russo - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Chiara Zanoccoli - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Giovanna Cutrone - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Irene Borselli - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Nicola Malloggi - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Clemente J. Navarro Yanez - Pablo de Olavide University of Seville, Social Work and Social Services
Bas Denters - Department of Political Science and Research Methods
Harry Daemen - Erasmus University Rotterdam
Pawel Swianiewicz - Warsaw University, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies
Manuel da Silva e Costa - Minho University
José Pinheiro Neves - Minho University
Jean Dominique Ackle - Minho University
Carlos Alba - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Political Science
Carmen Navarro - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Political Science
Daniel Kübler - Zurich University, Institute of Political Science
Pascal Michel - University of Lausanne, Institute for Political and International Studies
Identifiers
SND-ID: SND 0822
Description
Major structural changes have been taking place in European local government systems around the turn of the millennium. Changes that have already had substantial consequences for local political leadership and are likely to bring about further change in the future. A number of such restructuring trends are sweeping over the continent, but from different starting points, at varying pace and in various mixed configurations. The research was designed to assess how, by playing on these different contexts, the restructuring trends and reforms inscribed in the wider framework of increasing global exchanges impact on the concept and praxis of political representation at local level. Four different trends of change are in focus: structural transformations in terms of privatisation, contracting out and general mimicry of private sector institutional arrangements ('New Public Management'); changes in central-local relations, most often in form of decentralisation, whereby new tasks have been allocated to the local level; the importance of political parties; internal institutional arrangements of local a
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Swedish
Time period(s) investigated
2002-12-01 — 2004-07-01
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, United Kingdom, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Austria
Unit of analysis
Population
Mayors and corresponding top local political leaders in charge of local authorities with more than 10.000 inhabitants.
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Subject area
Working conditions, Government, political systems and organisations
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Associated documentation
Bäck, H., Heinelt, H., & Magnier, A. (2006). The European Mayor : Political Leaders in the Changing Context of Local Democracy. Urban and Regional Research International, Volume 10. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN-10 3-531-14574-6. ISBN-13 978-3-531-14574-7.
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9783531145747
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2007-06-04
https://doi.org/10.5878/002426
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Henry Bäck - University of Gothenburg, School of Public Administration
Rikke Berg - University of Southern Denmark, Department of Political Science
David Sweeting - University of the West of England, Faculty of the Built Environment
Vicki Johansson - University of Gothenburg, School of Public Administration
Folke Johansson - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
David Karlsson - University of Gothenburg, School of Public Administration
Franz Fallend - University of Salzburg, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Herwig Reynaert - Ghent University, Department of Political Science
Kristof Steyvers - Ghent University, Department of Political Science
Zdenka Vajdová - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Michal Illner - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Ulrik Kjaer - University of Southern Denmark, Department of Political Science
Eric Kerrouche - Sciences Po Bordeaux
Hubert Heinelt - Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Political Science
Björn Egner - Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Political Science
Michael Haus - Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Political Science
Nikos Hlepas - National University, Athens, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Panagiotis Getimis - Panteion University, Athens, Department for Regional Economy and Development
Gabor Soós - Tocqueville Research Center, Budapest
Gyorgyi Ignits - Tocqueville Research Center, Budapest
Paula Russell - University College Dublin, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy
Annick Magnier - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Pippo Russo - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Chiara Zanoccoli - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Giovanna Cutrone - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Irene Borselli - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Nicola Malloggi - University of Florence, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Clemente J. Navarro Yanez - Pablo de Olavide University of Seville, Social Work and Social Services
Bas Denters - Department of Political Science and Research Methods
Harry Daemen - Erasmus University Rotterdam
Pawel Swianiewicz - Warsaw University, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies
Manuel da Silva e Costa - Minho University
José Pinheiro Neves - Minho University
Jean Dominique Ackle - Minho University
Carlos Alba - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Political Science
Carmen Navarro - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Political Science
Daniel Kübler - Zurich University, Institute of Political Science
Pascal Michel - University of Lausanne, Institute for Political and International Studies
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 2002-12-01 — 2004-07-01
Data collector: University of Gothenburg, School of Public Administration
Instrument: Semi-structured questionnaire
Source of the data: Population group
Variables
323
Number of individuals/objects
2711