The Careers of Councillors

Gender, Party and Politics

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ID8091055
AuthorsCatherine Bochel (0000-0002-8270-6730), Hugh Bochel (0000-0003-4580-6035)
Year2018
Pages154
Publication date2018-02-06
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Careers of Councillors: Gender, Party and Politics (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315205380
OpenAlexW567879887
Open LibraryOL44050040M
ISBN9781315205380
GOOGLE_BOOK_IDDvpKDwAAQBAJ
LanguageEN
Citations received7

This title was first published in 2000: Drawing on a variety of research, including two surveys of councillors undertaken in Scotland, England and Wales, qualitative interviews and the re-analysis of existing data, this book aims to contribute towards research on local government councillors by exploring and developing the idea of "careers" of elected councillors and by examining their ambitions and the types of posts held during their period of office. In particular, the book examines the "career" experiences of men and women councillors, including the differential rates of participation, and progression to senior posts in elected local government. Developments including a growth in the number of "full-time" councillors and the Labour government's proposals for the modernization of local government make the consideration of career a prominent area. These and other issues, such as recruitment, party and gender differences are explored in the context of this book

Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Irish and British Studies · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies · County council members · Great britain · Local officials and employees · politics and government · Social conditions · Women legislators

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