Urban Political Leadership and Political Representation

The concepts of political leadership and political representation are applied to urban politics, and based on a case study of four mayors in Denmark, four mayoral representational functions are identified: “representative,” “master of ceremonies,” “local secretary of state,” and “ombudsman.” The four functions separate the mayor from the councillors who act only as representatives. With regard to representational focus (who is represented), the case study demonstrates that mayors have a much broader focus than councillors. The different functions and focuses of mayors and councillors are combined into two ideal types of representation, “leader style” and “legislator style

Focus (optics · Geography · Ideal (ethics · Leadership style · Legislator · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Representation (politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Style (visual arts · Computer Science · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research

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