The trouble with writing about academies is that they are shape-shifters. They change shape
with a speed and efficiency not normally found outside science fiction. Every time you think …

Im Zuge der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Globalisierung nimmt die Tendenz zu, den
öffentlichen Sektor, und damit auch die Kommunen, auf die so genannten Kernfunktionen zu …

In this article it is argued that with regard to characteristic features of the recent local
government reform targeted at local leadership two country groups can be distinguished. On …

In recent years, political scientists have gained greater understanding of how national
parliamentary parties use their parliamentary tools: that is under what conditions they submit …

It has long been my aim to write a book that celebrated all those who put themselves through
the agonies and ecstasies of election to the office of councillor. The purpose for doing so …

Abstract New Labour's third White Paper promised the revitalization of local government
after ten years of control freakery. It does not, however, live up to the promise of a 'new …

A well‐established finding in the field of legislative behaviour is that parliamentary voting
behaviour is nearly always strongly structured by the coalition‐opposition dynamic, even …

When introduced in 2004, spatial planning in England was set within the system of local
governance, to perform a specific delivery role. This article sets out the system within which …

This paper nuances the dualism between local councils and local executives and
distinguishes distinct patterns of interactions between councillors and executive members …

De formella politiska institutionerna i svenska kommuner är fullmäktige och
nämndorganisationen (inklusive kommunens styrelse). Relationerna dem emellan samt den …