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Routledge advances in European politics ; v. 120

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; 1 Introduction; PART I; 2 County councils in a multi-level position: formal powers and assumed autonomy; 3 Perceptions of New Public Management reforms; 4 County councillors: between revenue shortfalls and growing responsibilities; PART II; 5 The political representation focuses of second-tier councillors in Europe; 6 Representational styles among county and municipal councillors.

12 The political career of county councillors in Europe: examining the internal logic of professionalization and comparative country patterns13 Political professionalization of county councillors in Europe; 14 Family, ambition, local rootedness and party: a study of the activation and apprenticeships of the county councillor in Europe; Index.

7 Patterns of gender representation in councils at the second tier of local government: assessing the gender gap in an unexplored institutional setting8 Notions of democracy of councillors at the municipal and second tier of local government

and their role perception and behaviour; PART III; 9 The importance of political parties in county government; 10 Parties and ideology: how parties shape their manifestos to obtain votes; 11 Actors' influence and horizontal power relations at the second tier of local government; PART IV.

Central-local government relations > Europe.

Local government > Europe.

Subnational governments > Europe.