In defence of councillors / Colin Copus |
Autore | Copus Colin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.1/4/0941 |
Soggetto topico |
City council members
Local government - Great Britain City council members - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-5261-0423-7
1-78499-672-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480210503321 |
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In defence of councillors / / Colin Copus |
Autore | Copus Colin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.1/4/0941 |
Soggetto topico |
City council members
Local government - Great Britain City council members - Great Britain |
Soggetto non controllato |
Citizens and community
Community Leadership Councillors Governance Government Intergovernmental relationships Local government Political action Political leadership Political parties |
ISBN |
1-78499-610-6
1-5261-0423-7 1-78499-672-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797882703321 |
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In defence of councillors / / Colin Copus |
Autore | Copus Colin |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.1/4/0941 |
Soggetto topico |
City council members
Local government - Great Britain City council members - Great Britain |
Soggetto non controllato |
Citizens and community
Community Leadership Councillors Governance Government Intergovernmental relationships Local government Political action Political leadership Political parties |
ISBN |
1-78499-610-6
1-5261-0423-7 1-78499-672-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- 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.
8 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. |
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Leading the localities [[electronic resource] ] : executive mayors in English local governance / / Colin Copus |
Autore | Copus Colin |
Edizione | [Online-ausg.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina |
320.80942
352.232160942 |
Collana | EBL-Schweitzer |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78170-137-7
1-84779-211-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 9780719071867; 9780719071867; Copyright; Contents; List of tables and figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Mayors: a new form of local politics or a very English compromise?; 3 Local political leadership and mayoral government; 4 Running the council or leading the community? A mayoral dichotomy; 5 Democracy and representation: the rights of mayors; 6 Elected mayors: a new style of English local politics?; 7 The elected mayor: lessons from overseas; 8 Councillors: a new and developing role or a diminished responsibility?; 9 Conclusion; Postscript: the 2005 mayoral elections; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465624803321 |
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Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2006 | ||
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Leading the localities [[electronic resource] ] : executive mayors in English local governance / / Colin Copus |
Autore | Copus Colin |
Edizione | [Online-ausg.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina |
320.80942
352.232160942 |
Collana | EBL-Schweitzer |
Soggetto topico | POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Local |
Soggetto non controllato |
England
English local politics English localities Local Government Act citizens councillors directly elected mayors local governance mayoral councils responsibilities of mayors |
ISBN |
1-78170-137-7
1-84779-211-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 9780719071867; 9780719071867; Copyright; Contents; List of tables and figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Mayors: a new form of local politics or a very English compromise?; 3 Local political leadership and mayoral government; 4 Running the council or leading the community? A mayoral dichotomy; 5 Democracy and representation: the rights of mayors; 6 Elected mayors: a new style of English local politics?; 7 The elected mayor: lessons from overseas; 8 Councillors: a new and developing role or a diminished responsibility?; 9 Conclusion; Postscript: the 2005 mayoral elections; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791947303321 |
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Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2006 | ||
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Leading the localities : executive mayors in English local governance / / Colin Copus |
Autore | Copus Colin |
Edizione | [Online-ausg.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina |
320.80942
352.232160942 |
Collana | EBL-Schweitzer |
Soggetto topico | POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Local |
Soggetto non controllato |
England
English local politics English localities Local Government Act citizens councillors directly elected mayors local governance mayoral councils responsibilities of mayors |
ISBN |
1-78170-137-7
1-84779-211-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 9780719071867; 9780719071867; Copyright; Contents; List of tables and figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Mayors: a new form of local politics or a very English compromise?; 3 Local political leadership and mayoral government; 4 Running the council or leading the community? A mayoral dichotomy; 5 Democracy and representation: the rights of mayors; 6 Elected mayors: a new style of English local politics?; 7 The elected mayor: lessons from overseas; 8 Councillors: a new and developing role or a diminished responsibility?; 9 Conclusion; Postscript: the 2005 mayoral elections; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814275703321 |
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Local Government in England : Centralisation, Autonomy and Control / / by Colin Copus, Mark Roberts, Rachel Wall |
Autore | Copus Colin |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 206 p. 5 illus.) |
Disciplina | 320.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Public policy
Great Britain—Politics and government Political science Legislative bodies Sociology, Urban Public Policy British Politics Governance and Government Legislative and Executive Politics Urban Studies/Sociology |
ISBN | 1-137-26418-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Centralisation the Constant Struggle -- Chapter 2: Policy narratives in local and national government -- Chapter 3: Fragmentation and centralisation -- Chapter 4: Mergers and Acquisitions: Narratives, Rhetoric and Reality of Double -- Centralisation through Structural Upheaval -- Chapter 5: Devolution Today: Revolution or Submission? -- Chapter 6: The Ties that Bind -- Chapter 7: Conclusion: Localism and Centralism: A constant conflict or Time for Change? -- . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910255297503321 |
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London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 | ||
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