Political Leaders and Changing Local Democracy

1. Introduction
Hubert Heinelt, Annick Magnier, Marcello Cabria, Herwig Reynaert

2. Local Government Systems: Grasping the Institutional Environment of Mayors
Hubert Heinelt, Nikos Hlepas, Sabine Kuhlmann, Pawel Swianiewicz

3. From the Few Are Still Chosen the Few? Continuity and Change in the Social Background of European Mayors
Kristof Steyvers, Lluís Medir

4. The Mayors’ Political Career: Between Local and National Ambition
Jérémy Dodeigne, Joanna Krukowska, Aistė Lazauskienė

5. Institutional Environments and Mayors’ Role Perceptions
Ivan Koprić, Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir, Jasmina Džinić, Enrico Borghetto

6. Mayors’ Notions of Local Democracy
Angelika Vetter, Hubert Heinelt, Lawrence E. Rose

7. Leadership Styles of European Mayors: How Much Have They Changed Over the Past 12 Years?
Nikos Hlepas, Thanos Chantzaras, Panagiotis Getimis

8. Mayors’ Agendas: Emerging Variations on the Theme of Entrepreneurialism
Marcello Cabria, Annick Magnier, Patricia Pereira

9. Political Leadership in Issue Networks: How Mayors Rule Their World?
Bas Denters, Kristof Steyvers, Pieter-Jan Klok, Daniel Cermak

10. Vertical Relations After the Financial Crisis
Oliver Dlabac, Marta Lackowska, Daniel Kübler

11. Mayors and Political Parties
Björn Egner, Adam Gendźwiłł, Pawel Swianiewicz, Werner Pleschberger

12. Mayors in the Town Hall: Patterns of Relations and Conflict Among Municipal Actors
Carmen Navarro, David Karlsson, Jaume Magre, Iveta Reinholde

13. Mayors and Administrative Reforms
Sabine Kuhlmann, Markus Seyfried, Irena Bačlija Brajnik

14. Mayors and Spatial Planning in Their Cities
Annick Magnier, Panagiotis Getimis, Marcello Cabria, Luis Baptista

15. Conclusion
Herwig Reynaert, Hubert Heinelt, Annick Magnier, Marcello Cabria

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Public Policy, Governance and Government, European Politics, Comparative Politics