Local Government Studies, Volume 49, Issue 1 (2023)

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Local Government Studies, Volume 49, Issue 1 (2023)

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The quality of local democracy: an institutional analysis
Luís de Sousa, Nuno F. da Cruz & Daniel Fernandes
Pages: 1-29
Published online: 19 Feb 2021
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The public purse as a reelection lever: does it work in a corrupt political environment? The case of Honduras
Lorenzo Estrada & Francisco Bastida
Pages: 30-53
Published online: 26 Mar 2021
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The clear model as a predictor of candidacy for council membership
William Voorberg, Brenda Vermeeren & Arwin Van Buuren
Pages: 54-77
Published online: 20 May 2021
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Dutch municipal elections 1998-2018: what explains the electoral success of local parties?
Raymond Gradus, Elbert Dijkgraaf & Tjerk Budding
Pages: 78-99
Published online: 23 Aug 2021
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Franchise extensions and second-order contests: evidence from German local elections
Angelika Vetter, Achim Hildebrandt & Patrick Bernhagen
Pages: 100-119
Published online: 07 Nov 2021
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Localisation of politics and local electoral participation
Marko Kukec
Pages: 120-150
Published online: 31 Jan 2022
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Consultative referendums and democracy - assessing the short-term effects on political support of a referendum on a municipal merger
Thomas Karv, Kim Backström & Kim Strandberg
Pages: 151-180
Published online: 03 Mar 2022
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Influence of managerial ability on the re-election of municipal political parties
Bernardino Benito, Pedro-José Martínez-Córdoba & Maria-Dolores Guillamón López
Pages: 181-203
Published online: 18 Mar 2022
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The re-election of corrupt mayors: context, relational leadership and level of corruption
Roberta Troisi & Gaetano Alfano
Pages: 204-225
Published online: 12 Jun 2022
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Vigilantism and the transition to local democratic elections
Blane D. Lewis
Pages: 226-247
Published online: 26 Jul 2022
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Book Reviews

Book Review
When cities lobby: how local governments compete for power in state politics
by Julia Payson, New York, Oxford University Press, 2021, 186 pp., £64 (hardback), ISBN: 9780197615270
Niva Golan-Nadir
Pages: 248-250
Published online: 31 Jan 2023
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Kittens are Evil II: little heresies in public policy
edited by Charlotte Pell, Rob Wilson, Toby Lowe and Jan Myers, Axminster, Devon, UK, Triarchy Press, 2020, 100 pp., £12 (paperback), ISBN: 9781911193777
David Adams
Pages: 250-252
Published online: 01 Feb 2023
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