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Individual Representation and Local Party Government: Representative Behavior of Croatian and Slovenian Municipal Councilors (Urban and Regional Research International) - Softcover

Kukec, Marko

 
9783658281021: Individual Representation and Local Party Government: Representative Behavior of Croatian and Slovenian Municipal Councilors (Urban and Regional Research International)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3658281022 ISBN 13: 9783658281021
Publisher: Springer VS, 2019

Synopsis

Marko Kukec studies the effect of intra-party coordination on individual behavior of local councilors, which is usually considered to be restrictive of individual behavior of representatives. Drawing on the potential of individual activities to serve as vote-seeking devices, this book offers a contrasting perspective implying that party leaders have good reasons to rather stimulate such activities. Based on surveys of Croatian and Slovenian local councilors it finds that the effect varies across different activities and institutional contexts. This study contributes to deeper understanding of the partisan aspect of local representative democracy.

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About the Author

Dr. Marko Kukec is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Political Science at the Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg. His research interests include political elites, legislative politics and territorial politics, both in a comparative perspective and with a focus on Croatia.

From the Back Cover

Marko Kukec studies the effect of intra-party coordination on individual behavior of local councilors, which is usually considered to be restrictive of individual behavior of representatives. Drawing on the potential of individual activities to serve as vote-seeking devices, this book offers a contrasting perspective implying that party leaders have good reasons to rather stimulate such activities. Based on surveys of Croatian and Slovenian local councilors it finds that the effect varies across different activities and institutional contexts. This study contributes to deeper understanding of the partisan aspect of local representative democracy.


Contents
• Individual and Collective Political Representation
• TheAdvantages and Party Politicization of Local Government 
• The Concept of Individual Representation under Party Politicization
• Comparative Development of Croatian and Slovenian Local Government
• Contacts, Council Activity and Reselection of Croatian and Slovenian Local Councilors

Target Groups
• Academics and students in political science, especially in the field of legislative studies and local government

The Author
Dr. Marko Kukec is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Political Science at the Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg. His research interests include political elites, legislative politics and territorial politics, both in a comparative perspective and with a focus on Croatia.

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Publisher
Springer VS
Publication date
2019
Language
German
ISBN 10 
3658281022
ISBN 13 
9783658281021
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
211