Depoliticization of Governance in Large Municipalities in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12438427 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irena Bačlija Brajnik (0000-0002-9328-0982, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, corresponding author), Luka Kronegger (0000-0002-4385-1441, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia), Vladimir Prebilič (University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 774-789 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Affairs Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10780874231165776 |
| OpenAlex | W4360865069 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 26 |
The premise of our research paper is that large (by the size of the population) municipalities are more complex to govern and manage, and this, in turn, calls for a more professional and apolitical local government. Using data from the largest European survey of mayors, we analyzed the influence of mayors and chief administrative officers in Europe and checked for correlations with the size of the local government. We present empirical evidence to support that the perceived influence of mayors varies with the size of the municipality regardless of the institutional configuration of power relationships. We found that very large municipalities (80,000 or more inhabitants) had weaker mayors. The presumption that a larger, more complex local (urban) environment calls for more professional leadership has been addressed in numerous publications; however, the answer was usually beyond the reach of the empirical tests
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |