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Council Appointed Mayors in Spain: Effects on Local Democracy

2017

El presente artículo toma en consideración los efectos que el sistema de elección del Alcalde tiene sobre la democracia local, basándose en la consideración cinco aspectos: el sistema electoral y su influencia en la composición política de las administraciones locales; la estructura de la administración local y la distribución de funciones entre los alcaldes y el pleno municipal; el papel de los partidos políticos; los mecanismos de control del ejecutivo local y la participación ciudadana. El estudio subraya especialmente la incidencia que el sistema de elección del alcalde por los concejales tiene en relación con los principios de responsabilidad, legitimidad, transparencia y eficiencia de…

ScrutinyParticipació políticaElectoral systemLocal democracylcsh:Political scienceLocal government systemsPublic administrationPoliticslocal governancecouncil appointed mayorsJF20-2112Development economicsDemocràciaPolitical scienceLegitimacydirectly elected mayorsGeneral MedicineMunicipis Govern i administracióTransparency (behavior)Jlcsh:Political institutions and public administration (General)GeographyLocal governmentAccountabilitylcsh:JF20-2112Political institutions and public administration (General)lcsh:JLocal Government StructurePolitical PartiesRevista de Estudios de la Administración Local y Autonómica
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Local interest groups and the perception of power in Spanish cities

2018

Studies on local interest groups have generated a considerable number of theories on urban power that have eventually become the basis of far-reaching approaches on democracy and collective action. Such literature has been especially concerned with discovering who governs the city, paving the way for discussions on elitism, pluralism and urban regimes. Some approaches consider that the business elite dominates local politics, while other theories assert that interests other than business (neighbors, environmentalists, faith-based organizations, civic groups) have been gaining relevance and access to local government. The POLLEADER survey (2006) provided data on the influence of certain soci…

Sociology and Political Sciencemedia_common.quotation_subjectCiudadesCollective actionpoder grupos de interés empresarios ciudades alcaldes.Social groupPoliticsPolitical scienceMayorsBusinessCitiesmedia_commonPoderInterest groupsVoluntary associationlcsh:JC11-607lcsh:Political theoryEmpresarioslcsh:Political institutions and public administration (General)AlcaldesPluralism (political theory)PowerLocal governmentPolitical economyPolitical Science and International Relationslcsh:JF20-2112Grupos de interèsIdeologyElitismRevista Española de Ciencia Política
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Royal Mayors (1620-1700) : The Bane of the Burghers, the Crown’s Scourge, Effective Developers of Urban Government?

2017

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SwedenvirkamiehethistoriaauthoritiesRuotsi1600-lukustate officials1700-lukuRoyal Mayorspersonal agency
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