How Municipal Takeovers Reshape Urban Democracy
Comparing the Experiences of Camden, New Jersey and Flint, Michigan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6404385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ashley E Nickels (0000-0002-5183-246X, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA, corresponding author), Amanda D Clark (0000-0002-3110-5871, Independent Researcher, Jupiter, FL, USA), Zachary D Wood (Rutgers University–Camden, Camden, NJ, USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 790-822 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Affairs Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1078087418824670 |
| OpenAlex | W2910703632 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 49 |
Municipal takeovers are a state policy ostensibly designed to address urban fiscal crises by “temporarily” taking over local government, suspending local control, and implementing sweeping austerity measures. Although framed as “apolitical,” takeovers have the capacity to reshape local democracy. These changes radically rearrange how decisions are made, who has access to decision makers, and, ultimately, who is in power. Using a policy-centered approach, we compare the cases of Camden, New Jersey and Flint, Michigan, illustrating how variations in policy design and localized implementation reshaped the local political landscape in different ways. While the Camden takeover institutionalized the emergent “community development regime,” Flints’ grassroots activists and community-based organizations destabilized the emergent regime
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Voter Responsiveness to Signals of Local Government Financial Health
Using the Urban Regime Framework to Study Processes of Urban Governance
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When Philanthropy Funds Government
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Political organizations
Politics, pressures and the tariff
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Political Monopolies in American Cities
Unwanted Claims
City and Regime in the American Republic
Urban Fortunes
The state of social equity in American public administration
Deserving and Entitled
Nonprofits for Hire
The Dependent City
Pushing austerity
The Emergency Manager
Facilitating Public Participation in Local Governments in Hard Times
Woman vs. Fetus
Government Program Usage and Political Voice
Pragmatic Municipalism
Morning Glories
A Neoliberal Response to an Urban Crisis
American Business, Public Policy, Case-Studies, and Political Theory
When Effect Becomes Cause
Emergency Management 2.0
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Urban Regime Change
The Everyday Emergency
Comparative Urban Governance
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A Tale of Two Hatchet Men
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |