Political Leaders and Changing Local Democracy

Chapter 1. Introduction; Hubert Heinelt, Annick Magnier, Marcello Cabria and Herwig Reynaert.- Chapter 2. Local government systems: Grasping the institutional environment of mayors; Hubert Heinelt, Nikos Hlepas, Sabine Kuhlmann and Pawel Swianiewicz.- Chapter 3. From the few are still chosen the few? Continuity and change in the social background of European Mayors; Kristof Steyvers and Lluis Medir.- Chapter 4. How to become a mayor? Mayoral career patterns, seniority and ambitions; Jérémy Dodeigne, Joanna Krukowska and Aiste Lazauskiene.- Chapter 5. Institutional environments and mayors' role perceptions; Ivan Kopric, Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir, Jasmina Dzinic and Enrico Borghetto.- Chapter 6. Mayors' notions of local democracy; Angelika Vetter, Hubert Heinelt and Lawrence E. Rose.- Chapter 7. Leadership Styles of European Mayors: How much have they changed over the past twelve years?; Nikos Hlepas, Thanos Chantzaras and Panos Getimis.- Chapter 8. Mayors' agendas: Emerging variations on the theme of entrepreneurialism; Marcello Cabria, Annick Magnier and Patricia Pereira.- Chapter 9. Political leadership in issue networks: How mayors rule their world?; Bas Denters, Kristof Steyvers, Pieter-Jan Klok and Daniel Cermák.- Chapter 10. Mayors and vertical relations after the financial crisis; Oliver Dlabac, Marta Lackowska and Daniel Kübler.- Chapter 11. Mayors and Parties; Björn Egner, Adam Gendzwill, Pawel Swianiewicz and Werner Pleschberger.- Chapter 12. Mayors in the Town Hall. Patterns of relations and conflict among municipal actors; Carmen Navarro, David Karlsson, Jaume Magre and Iveta Reinholde.- Chapter 13. Mayors and Administrative Reforms; Sabine Kuhlmann, Markus Seyfried and Irena Baclija Brajnik.- Chapter 14. Mayors and spatial planning in their cities; Annick Magnier, Panos Getimis, Marcello Cabria and Luis Baptista. Chapter 15. Conclusion; Herwig Reynaert, Hubert Heinelt, Annick Magnier and Marcello Cabria. ;