Big city mayors: Still avatars of local politics?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2018.08.005
Abstract: Abstract With globalization and the decline of nation states, cities have become more important economically and politically around the world. As this trend has established itself, city leaders – and particularly their elected mayors –… read more here.
Keywords: city mayors; local politics; avatars local; city ... See more keywords
Local Politics in Jordan and Morocco: Strategies of Centralization and Decentralization. Janine A. Clark (New York: Columbia University Press, 2018). Pp. 416. $65.00 cloth. ISBN: 9780231183581
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DOI: 10.1017/s0020743820000446
Abstract: tutional process taking shape in a context of severe state weakness (p. 260). All of these cases of constitution-making in the context of revolution illustrate that the rule of law is not free of the… read more here.
Keywords: politics jordan; local politics; power; morocco ... See more keywords
Petitions and Local Politics in the Late Mughal Empire: The view from Kol, 1741
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DOI: 10.1017/s0026749x17000312
Abstract: Abstract This article uses a 1741 testimonial document from Kol (present-day Aligarh) to explore the workings of petitions in the local politics of the late Mughal empire. I suggest that even solitary documents such as… read more here.
Keywords: mughal empire; kol; late mughal; petitions local ... See more keywords
A Tale of Three Cities: Electoral Accountability in Indonesian Local Politics
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DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2017.1376345
Abstract: ABSTRACT In Indonesia, local government is endowed with important policy prerogatives and local politics is key to advance social welfare. The literature on Indonesian local politics has convincingly exposed serious limitations in local democratic practices,… read more here.
Keywords: indonesian local; local politics; tale three; cities electoral ... See more keywords
Independents in local politics – voter turnout, competitiveness, and party-system effects
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DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2024.2348146
Abstract: ABSTRACT Denationalisation and the rise of independent lists are strong trends in the local politics of many European countries, but little is known about their implications. Using the example of Czechia, we examine several effects… read more here.
Keywords: party; voter turnout; competitiveness party; politics ... See more keywords
From global forests to local politics: unwrapping the boundaries within forest certification
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DOI: 10.1080/10361146.2018.1517297
Abstract: ABSTRACT Following decades of concern about unsustainable forest management practices, forest certification was developed in the 1990s to become an influential global forest governance approach. 25 years since its inception, forest certification is under attack,… read more here.
Keywords: local politics; forests local; forest certification; global forests ... See more keywords
Gendered local politics: the barriers to women’s representation in Turkey
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DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2019.1706166
Abstract: ABSTRACT Starting out from the argument that the political experience of women diverges at different levels of politics, this article aims to provide an understanding of the challenges faced by female mayors in local politics… read more here.
Keywords: turkey; local politics; barriers women; gendered local ... See more keywords
Does regionalism matter? Local politics and foreign direct investment in South Korea
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DOI: 10.1108/aeds-02-2018-0041
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how political/authoritarian regionalism affects foreign direct investment (FDI) in sub-national states in South Korea. Design/methodology/approach This paper employs statistical analysis to examine the relationship between regionalism… read more here.
Keywords: regionalism; local politics; direct investment; foreign direct ... See more keywords
Geographic representation in local politics: Evidence from parliamentary questions in German city councils
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DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.70019
Abstract: A well‐established body of research has highlighted the importance of geographic representation in party‐centred political systems. In party‐centred systems, geographic ties are commonly expressed through non‐binding legislative instruments such as parliamentary questions. While this literature has… read more here.
Keywords: geographic representation; representation; parliamentary questions; representation local ... See more keywords
The Intrinsic Relationship between Local Politics and Public Health
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DOI: 10.1177/10780874251334290
Abstract: Our symposium brings to bear novel theory and rigorous empirics on a key topic: the local politics of public health. As a field, urban and local politics has made critical developments in our understanding of… read more here.
Keywords: public health; politics public; intrinsic relationship; politics ... See more keywords
The local politics of rural land use: Place, extraction industries and narratives of contemporary rurality
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DOI: 10.1177/1440783318773518
Abstract: This article contributes to discussions of place and social change in rural sociology with a focus on the local politics of rural land use. In particular, the article explores the way that one rural place… read more here.
Keywords: local politics; place; rurality; land use ... See more keywords