Tom Verhelst
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4386956 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Tom Verhelst |
| NOMBRES | Tom |
| APELLIDO | Verhelst |
| FIRMA | VERHELST T |
| AFILIACIONES | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3138-1558 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 4 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2013 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
The institutional and personal drivers of council scrutiny. A survey analysis of Dutch local government
Council scrutiny constitutes an indispensable prerequisite for democratic, constitutional and effective government. This study draws on a multivariate regression analysis of survey data obtained from Dutch local councillors (N = 1,514) to elucidate the conditions under which councillors become active scrutineers. In this context, active scrutiny refers to councillors' self-reported aggregate contribution to holding the executive to account, polic…
Scrutinising council scrutiny
Despite their vast relevance to democracy, scholars have paid little systematic attention to the scrutiny function of local councils. To stimulate such research, this study theorises the concept of council scrutiny. First, we outline the rationale, wider policy context, and conceptualisations. Next, we present and discuss an actor-centred institutionalist approach to introduce an analytical framework that depicts council scrutiny as a loop compri…
Political representation in local governance
Necessary Asymmetry or Undemocratic Imbalance? Professionalisation in the Recruitment and Career of Belgian Local Councillors
Like national politicians, local representatives are claimed to become increasingly professionalised. The alleged professionalisation of the local councillor underpins a fundamental debate on the state of local politics. Does professionalisation entail an asymmetry in the councillor population that is necessary to govern localities in the twenty-first century, or is it hard to comply with the very nature of representative local democracy creating…
Scrutinising council scrutiny
Despite their vast relevance to democracy, scholars have paid little systematic attention to the scrutiny function of local councils. To stimulate such research, this study theorises the concept of council scrutiny. First, we outline the rationale, wider policy context, and conceptualisations. Next, we present and discuss an actor-centred institutionalist approach to introduce an analytical framework that depicts council scrutiny as a loop compri…
Political representation in local governance
Necessary Asymmetry or Undemocratic Imbalance? Professionalisation in the Recruitment and Career of Belgian Local Councillors
Like national politicians, local representatives are claimed to become increasingly professionalised. The alleged professionalisation of the local councillor underpins a fundamental debate on the state of local politics. Does professionalisation entail an asymmetry in the councillor population that is necessary to govern localities in the twenty-first century, or is it hard to comply with the very nature of representative local democracy creating…
Necessary Asymmetry or Undemocratic Imbalance? Professionalisation in the Recruitment and Career of Belgian Local Councillors
Like national politicians, local representatives are claimed to become increasingly professionalised. The alleged professionalisation of the local councillor underpins a fundamental debate on the state of local politics. Does professionalisation entail an asymmetry in the councillor population that is necessary to govern localities in the twenty-first century, or is it hard to comply with the very nature of representative local democracy creating…
Political representation in local governance
Scrutinising council scrutiny
Despite their vast relevance to democracy, scholars have paid little systematic attention to the scrutiny function of local councils. To stimulate such research, this study theorises the concept of council scrutiny. First, we outline the rationale, wider policy context, and conceptualisations. Next, we present and discuss an actor-centred institutionalist approach to introduce an analytical framework that depicts council scrutiny as a loop compri…
The institutional and personal drivers of council scrutiny. A survey analysis of Dutch local government
Council scrutiny constitutes an indispensable prerequisite for democratic, constitutional and effective government. This study draws on a multivariate regression analysis of survey data obtained from Dutch local councillors (N = 1,514) to elucidate the conditions under which councillors become active scrutineers. In this context, active scrutiny refers to councillors' self-reported aggregate contribution to holding the executive to account, polic…
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