LEADER 05049oam 22007334a 450 001 9910972770203321 005 20240418130419.0 010 $a9781784996109 010 $a1784996106 010 $a9781526104236 010 $a1526104237 010 $a9781784996727 010 $a1784996726 024 7 $a10.7765/9781784996727 035 $a(CKB)3710000000497992 035 $a(EBL)4083639 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001587392 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16271508 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001587392 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14870076 035 $a(PQKB)11574231 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4083639 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001378225 035 $a(OCoLC)980550322 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse59346 035 $a(DE-B1597)659230 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781784996727 035 $a(Perlego)1526739 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000497992 100 $a20160412d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIn defence of councillors /$fColin Copus 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aManchester :$cManchester University Press,$d2016. 210 3$aBaltimore, Md. :$cProject MUSE,$d2017 210 4$dİ2016. 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 311 08$a9781526162557 311 08$a1526162555 311 08$a9780719088322 311 08$a0719088321 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 176-189) and index. 327 $aCover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 The constancy of change -- Introduction -- A complex and unbounded office -- Governing within governance -- Constitutional context and local government -- Past, present and future -- Structure of the book and research -- 2 Reappraising and rethinking the office of councillor -- Introduction -- Councillor roles as a framework for analysis -- Roles, relationships and responsibilities -- Perception, behaviour and political action -- Conclusion -- 3 Councillors and RealLokalPolitik -- Introduction -- Party, people and power -- Crossing the divide: the local body politic -- The councillor in action -- We expect your support -- Here we go again -- Action explained -- Conclusions -- 4 Councillors: bringing order to chaos -- Introduction -- The source of local sovereignty -- Councillors: authority and influence -- Strategies for influence -- Conclusion -- 5 Why seek to serve? -- Introduction -- The time was right -- The slow burn -- The big bang -- The resister -- Resistance is useless -- Conclusions -- 6 A 24-hour-a-day job: when worlds collide -- Introduction -- Proximity to people and place -- Blurring the boundaries -- Contact with the council -- Paperwork -- A word about meetings -- People, patch and privacy -- Conclusion -- 7 Official mind and public image -- Introduction -- Part one: unlocking the official mind -- Journey to the centre -- The development of the contemporary official mind -- The Committee on the Management of Local Government -- Committee of Inquiry into the Conduct of Local Authority Business -- Modernising local government -- Councillors Commission -- Councillors on the front line -- Conclusion -- Part two: the public image -- Media, message and manipulation -- Councillors in the news -- An overview -- Conclusion. 327 $a8 New directions and new purposes -- Introduction -- Councillors: getting the best from executives and overview and scrutiny -- Revisiting councillors bringing order to chaos -- Councillors as governors and leaders -- The councillor as local governor -- Strengthening the government in local government -- Conclusion -- 9 Conclusion: councillors, hope for the future? -- Introduction -- Recognising a new reality -- Independent local government: a new settlement for councillors and councils -- A final three cheers -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 8 $a'In Defence of Councillors' provides just that - a defence of councillors and the institution of local representative democracy to which they are elected (the council) from the often ill-informed and inaccurate criticism of their personal, professional, and political roles as local politicians. It explores what the shift from local government to local governance has meant for councillors, their roles, functions and activities, the pressures they experience, the links they have with their parties, and the relationships they forge with citizens and communities. 606 $aCity council members$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00862123 606 $aLocal government$zGreat Britain 606 $aCity council members$zGreat Britain 607 $aGreat Britain$2fast 615 7$aCity council members. 615 0$aLocal government 615 0$aCity council members 676 $a352.1/4/0941 700 $aCopus$b Colin$0955045 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972770203321 996 $aIn defence of councillors$94354065 997 $aUNINA