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Abstract
In this chapter, the authors identify and explain variation in the mayors’ political career by identifying different career patterns. First, they focus on pre-mayoral experience examining seniority in municipal council and other political positions prior to the mayoral mandate. Second, they examine the professionalisation of mayors in office. Third, they analyze mayors’ ambition to remain in local politics or move on towards upper tiers of government. Mayors’ different career paths question the interconnectedness between the tiers of government as well as the emergence of local political actors across these levels. This empirical analysis shows that European mayoral careers are primarily locally oriented in terms of recruitment, occupation and future ambition. Differences within and across countries, however, can be explained by the specific national institutional and municipal socio-demographics configurations.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Political Leaders and Changing Local Democracy. The European Mayor |
Editors | Hubert Heinelt, Annick Magnier, Marcello Cabria, Herwing Reynaert |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Palgrave MacMillan |
Pages | 109-147 |
Number of pages | 39 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-67410-0 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
Name | Governance and Public Management |
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ISSN (Print) | 2524-728X |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2524-7298 |
Keywords
- Career system
- Cumul des mandates
- Mayor’s political career
- Political ambitions
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The mayors in Wallonia and in Brussels under scrutiny: the French- speaking Belgian study of the European mayor
Dodeigne, J., Reuchamps, M., Jacquet, V. & Dandoy, R.
1/01/16 → 1/01/18
Project: Research