Local Political Leaders Under Pressure - Networked Governance in Europe

Abstract

Contemporary local governance has put significant pressure of the traditional forms and mechanisms of leadership. Network coordination, accountability and leader-follower relations are not only classical aspects of local politics and governance research but also high on the contemporary research agenda. This panel welcomes both theoretical and empirical Papers addressing the topics of local leadership and local elites.

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Direct Election of Mayors and Quality of Local Democracy in Lithuania	View Paper Details