Local Government Studies
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First established in 1975, Local Government Studies is the leading journal for the study of local politics, policy, public administration and management and governance https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/flgs20
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50 years of LGS: The past, present, and future of local government studies. Volume 50, Issue 6 of Local Government Studies
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This special issue marks 50 yrs of Local Government Studies. It is #openaccess. With guest editors @profcatdurose.bsky.social & @peckersley.bsky.social, the authors explore the evolution of #localgovernment research over half a century & look to emerging trends
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📢 🆕 in LGS Journal: When crisis hits, politics and administration must work hand in hand. What can we learn from Flemish cities that built “emergency villages” for Ukrainian refugees? By Nicolai De Wulf & Joris Voets. Read the full article #LocalGovernment
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Crisis management in cities: politico-administrative complementarity during the reception of Ukrainian refugees
This study investigates politico-administrative relations across four key crisis management tasks: sense-making, decision-making and coordination, meaning-making and account-giving, and learning du...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
📢 🆕 in LGS Journal: When crisis hits, politics and administration must work hand in hand. What can we learn from Flemish cities that built “emergency villages” for Ukrainian refugees? By Nicolai De Wulf & Joris Voets. Read the full article #LocalGovernment
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Does regionalisation in the Nordic setting reduce the democratic quality of #governance in the area of health care? Not necessarily, according to this study by @uu-polisci.bsky.social's Paula Blomqvist and Patrik Bergman.
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Regionalisation Nordic Style: Will Regions in Sweden Threaten Local Democracy?
Governance in the Nordic countries has a highly local character. Most public services are provided by locally elected bodies that enjoy a high degree of autonomy in relation to political institutio...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Does regionalisation in the Nordic setting reduce the democratic quality of #governance in the area of health care? Not necessarily, according to this study by @uu-polisci.bsky.social's Paula Blomqvist and Patrik Bergman.
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📢🆕in Local Government Studies Journal: 'Councillors’ intentions to seek re-election in a gender-balanced local government system: evidence from Iceland' from authors Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir and Hafsteinn Einarsson from the University of Iceland.
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Councillors’ intentions to seek re-election in a gender-balanced local government system: evidence from Iceland
With few exceptions, women are underrepresented in local councils throughout the world. Moreover, female councillors have much higher turnover than their male counterparts, leaving political life q...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
📢🆕in Local Government Studies Journal: 'Councillors’ intentions to seek re-election in a gender-balanced local government system: evidence from Iceland' from authors Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir and Hafsteinn Einarsson from the University of Iceland.
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📢 🆕 NEW in Local Government Studies: ‘Political resistance, representation, and identity during English local government re-organisation: a micro-case study’ from Tabitha Baker and Ian Gwinn from Bournemouth University.
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Political resistance, representation, and identity during English local government re-organisation: a micro-case study
This paper examines the political and identity-based consequences of the 2019 Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP), where three historic towns were mer...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
📢 🆕 NEW in Local Government Studies: ‘Political resistance, representation, and identity during English local government re-organisation: a micro-case study’ from Tabitha Baker and Ian Gwinn from Bournemouth University.
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📢🆕 in Local Government Studies Journal. 'Shall we tango? Exploring the drivers of co-production in US local governments' From authors Donwe Choi, Jinsol Park and Sung-Wook Kwon.
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Shall we tango? Exploring the drivers of co-production in US local governments
Co-production requires two main actors: citizens and local governments. However, a significant portion of existing research has primarily examined co-production from the citizens’ perspective. Addr...
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October 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
📢🆕 in Local Government Studies Journal. 'Shall we tango? Exploring the drivers of co-production in US local governments' From authors Donwe Choi, Jinsol Park and Sung-Wook Kwon.
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📢 🆕 in Local Government Studies. 'Attention please! Explaining local governments’ political attention for Europe' by authors Pieter Zwaan, S. Elemans, S. André and M. van Genugten #openaccess
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Attention please! Explaining local governments’ political attention for Europe
As a result of the ongoing European integration process, the EU increasingly impacts local governments. However, how they respond to this differs: local governments ‘Europeanise’ in different ways....
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October 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📢 🆕 in Local Government Studies. 'Attention please! Explaining local governments’ political attention for Europe' by authors Pieter Zwaan, S. Elemans, S. André and M. van Genugten #openaccess
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📢🆕NEW in Local Government Studies Journal: ‘The impact of city-county amalgamations on small administrative units: evidence from land transfer in China' from authors Tao Zheng and Bindong Sun.
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The impact of city-county amalgamations on small administrative units: evidence from land transfer in China
The attitude of small units is crucial to the success of city-county amalgamations. This paper focuses on the impact of amalgamations on small units from the perspective of land transfers. Based on...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
📢🆕NEW in Local Government Studies Journal: ‘The impact of city-county amalgamations on small administrative units: evidence from land transfer in China' from authors Tao Zheng and Bindong Sun.
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📢🆕 in Local Government Studies journal, 'From single-issue to sustained Influence: factors driving the endurance of local political parties' by Felicia Andreassen, Gissur Ó Erlingsson & Susanne Wallman Lundåsen #openaccess
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From single-issue to sustained Influence: factors driving the endurance of local political parties
This study aims to advance the understanding of new political party longevity by examining an overlooked phenomenon: challengers formed exclusively to run for local elections (‘local parties’, ‘loc...
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September 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
📢🆕 in Local Government Studies journal, 'From single-issue to sustained Influence: factors driving the endurance of local political parties' by Felicia Andreassen, Gissur Ó Erlingsson & Susanne Wallman Lundåsen #openaccess
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📢 🆕 NEW in Local Government Studies: 'Managing inclusive co-creation processes in a superdiverse neighborhood: drivers of inclusion in the case of Rotterdam' from authors Warda Belabas, Ingmar van Meerkerk and Thomas van den Kieboom. #openaccess
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Managing inclusive co-creation processes in a superdiverse neighborhood: drivers of inclusion in the case of Rotterdam
This study responds to the call in the literature for more attention to examine the inclusive nature of co-creation processes. It explores the dynamic nature of inclusion within co-creation process...
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September 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📢 🆕 NEW in Local Government Studies: 'Managing inclusive co-creation processes in a superdiverse neighborhood: drivers of inclusion in the case of Rotterdam' from authors Warda Belabas, Ingmar van Meerkerk and Thomas van den Kieboom. #openaccess
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📢 🆕 in LGS Journal: 'Politician–manager relationship, procurement decisions & corruption risk in local governments' from authors Riccardo Mussari, Fabio Monteduro, Simona Caramia & Veronica Allegrini from the Department of Business & Law, Siena University in Italy.
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Politician–manager relationship, procurement decisions, and corruption risk in local governments
This study combines agency and patronage theories to explore how the nature of local governing bodies – elected politicians or centrally appointed commissioners – influences managerial decisions an...
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September 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
📢 🆕 in LGS Journal: 'Politician–manager relationship, procurement decisions & corruption risk in local governments' from authors Riccardo Mussari, Fabio Monteduro, Simona Caramia & Veronica Allegrini from the Department of Business & Law, Siena University in Italy.
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📢 🆕 NEW in Local Government Studies Journal: 'Unlocking the potentials of Information and Communication Technology on citizen participation in Tanzania local government authorities: the citizen’s perspectives' from authors
Nicholaus Ngowi, Gasper Kissoka & Parestico Pastory
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Nicholaus Ngowi, Gasper Kissoka & Parestico Pastory
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Unlocking the potentials of Information and Communication Technology on citizen participation in Tanzania local government authorities: the citizen’s perspectives
Globally, ICT use is considered vital for citizen participation in local governance. However, the impacts of ICT use on citizen participation in local governance of developing countries like Tanzan...
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September 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
📢 🆕 NEW in Local Government Studies Journal: 'Unlocking the potentials of Information and Communication Technology on citizen participation in Tanzania local government authorities: the citizen’s perspectives' from authors
Nicholaus Ngowi, Gasper Kissoka & Parestico Pastory
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Nicholaus Ngowi, Gasper Kissoka & Parestico Pastory
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📢 🆕 NEW in LGS: 'Twitter communication in times of crisis: how do German local governments frame social media messages and how do citizens react?' Hannes Lampe & Dominik Vogel explore how different message framings affect citizen responses: #openaccess
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Twitter communication in times of crisis: how do German local governments use and frame social media messages and how do citizens react to them?
This study examines how local governments use social media during crises and how citizens respond to their communication. Focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic, we analyse over 50,000 social media post...
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September 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📢 🆕 NEW in LGS: 'Twitter communication in times of crisis: how do German local governments frame social media messages and how do citizens react?' Hannes Lampe & Dominik Vogel explore how different message framings affect citizen responses: #openaccess
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📢 🆕 NEW in Local Government Studies Journal: 'When do cities propose taxes? Evidence from California municipalities, 1996–2010'. Daniel Alvord & Jennifer Nations find that city leaders’ negative evaluative assessments of fiscal outlook predict tax proposals in future years.
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When do cities propose taxes? Evidence from California municipalities, 1996–2010
What prompts city leaders to propose new taxes? While prior research emphasises voter preferences, this paper examines how fiscal constraints and city leaders’ own assessments shape municipal tax p...
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September 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
📢 🆕 NEW in Local Government Studies Journal: 'When do cities propose taxes? Evidence from California municipalities, 1996–2010'. Daniel Alvord & Jennifer Nations find that city leaders’ negative evaluative assessments of fiscal outlook predict tax proposals in future years.
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📢 🆕 in Local Government Studies: 'The responses of government officials to questions from local councillors: analysis from a blame avoidance perspective' from authors Chun-Ming Tsui, Yu-Cheng Jiang & Hongwung Wang from Taiwan University #openaccess
The responses of government officials to questions from local councillors: analysis from a blame avoidance perspective
When legislators raise questions, their intentions are to expose executive shortcomings, as well as to prompt officials to acknowledge their responsibilities, in turn, demonstrating their professio...
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September 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
📢 🆕 in Local Government Studies: 'The responses of government officials to questions from local councillors: analysis from a blame avoidance perspective' from authors Chun-Ming Tsui, Yu-Cheng Jiang & Hongwung Wang from Taiwan University #openaccess
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Happy to see this one with Suzy Leland in @lgstudies.bsky.social get an issue. One of the first pieces on special district dissolution (3rd?).
What lies beneath these creatures of the state: understanding the death of specialised governments in the U.S.
What lies beneath these creatures of the state: understanding the death of specialised governments in the U.S.
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July 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Happy to see this one with Suzy Leland in @lgstudies.bsky.social get an issue. One of the first pieces on special district dissolution (3rd?).
What lies beneath these creatures of the state: understanding the death of specialised governments in the U.S.
What lies beneath these creatures of the state: understanding the death of specialised governments in the U.S.
📢 🆕 in Local Government Studies journal: 'Digital coproduction in Seoul: the case of Seoul’s government and citizen-led platforms' from Hanchan Hwang & Ran Kim. doi.org/10.1080/0300...
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August 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
📢 🆕 in Local Government Studies journal: 'Digital coproduction in Seoul: the case of Seoul’s government and citizen-led platforms' from Hanchan Hwang & Ran Kim. doi.org/10.1080/0300...
📢 🆕 in Local Government Studies: 'Contested waters: analysing third-party challenges in French water contract governance (2005–2023)' by Justine Le Floch and Stéphane Saussier doi.org/10.1080/0300...
Contested waters: analysing third-party challenges in French water contract governance (2005–2023)
The management of local public services, often debated during elections, is a growing concern for public authorities. When outsourced, these services can prompt legal challenges from third parties ...
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July 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
📢 🆕 in Local Government Studies: 'Contested waters: analysing third-party challenges in French water contract governance (2005–2023)' by Justine Le Floch and Stéphane Saussier doi.org/10.1080/0300...
When judging papers for the the George Jones Prize, editors were also very taken with the following article, which had an early career researcher, Henrique Hott as lead author, ‘Are newcomers financially responsible? Evidence from close elections in Brazilian municipalities doi.org/10.1080/0300...
Are newcomers financially responsible? Evidence from close elections in Brazilian Municipalities
This paper examines how mayors’ political experience impacts fiscal outcomes. Using a regression discontinuity design in highly-contested elections in Brazilian municipalities, we estimate the diff...
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July 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
When judging papers for the the George Jones Prize, editors were also very taken with the following article, which had an early career researcher, Henrique Hott as lead author, ‘Are newcomers financially responsible? Evidence from close elections in Brazilian municipalities doi.org/10.1080/0300...
📢 🏆Simone van de Wetering wins the George Jones Prize for best paper in issue 50 of LGS with an early career researcher as lead author: ‘Facilitating citizen participation in marginalised neighbourhoods: selective empowerment in between vulnerability and active citizenship’ doi.org/10.1080/0300....
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July 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
📢 🏆Simone van de Wetering wins the George Jones Prize for best paper in issue 50 of LGS with an early career researcher as lead author: ‘Facilitating citizen participation in marginalised neighbourhoods: selective empowerment in between vulnerability and active citizenship’ doi.org/10.1080/0300....
📢 🏆 Delighted to announce that Mildred Warner is the winner of the John Stewart Prize for the best paper published in issue 50 of LGS for her paper, ‘Pragmatic municipalism: privatization and remunicipalization in the US’ doi.org/10.1080/0300...
Free to access until the end of July 2026.
Free to access until the end of July 2026.
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July 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
📢 🏆 Delighted to announce that Mildred Warner is the winner of the John Stewart Prize for the best paper published in issue 50 of LGS for her paper, ‘Pragmatic municipalism: privatization and remunicipalization in the US’ doi.org/10.1080/0300...
Free to access until the end of July 2026.
Free to access until the end of July 2026.
📢 🆕 in Local Government Studies: 'Cutting off the fiscal nose: the impact of anti-ESG policies on municipal borrowing costs in Oklahoma' from Travis Roach and Mariya Burdina doi.org/10.1080/0300...
Cutting off the fiscal nose: the impact of anti-ESG policies on municipal borrowing costs in Oklahoma
In response to a growing trend of investors choosing investments that prioritise Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, some state governments have sought to prohibit state entities fro...
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July 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📢 🆕 in Local Government Studies: 'Cutting off the fiscal nose: the impact of anti-ESG policies on municipal borrowing costs in Oklahoma' from Travis Roach and Mariya Burdina doi.org/10.1080/0300...
"I am fed up. It was interesting, fascinating & frustrating". Julien van Ostaaijen & Sander Jennissen explore why Dutch political parties lose their local representatives in this INLOGOV blog, based on the full article in Local Government Studies @peckersley.bsky.social
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Unsuccessful Political Parties. Exploring and Combining Party Death and Party Failure
Julien van Ostaaijen and Sander Jennissen ‘I am fed up. It was interesting, fascinating, and frustrating. As a small faction it is difficult to be on top of everything and I noticed that I became l…
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July 8, 2025 at 7:56 AM
"I am fed up. It was interesting, fascinating & frustrating". Julien van Ostaaijen & Sander Jennissen explore why Dutch political parties lose their local representatives in this INLOGOV blog, based on the full article in Local Government Studies @peckersley.bsky.social
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📢 🆕 NEW in Local Government Studies Journal, 'The varied impact of direct democracy on local housing policies: unravelling the role of socioeconomic context' by Liu Menglin (Miley) from the University of California doi.org/10.1080/0300... #openaccess
The varied impact of direct democracy on local housing policies: unravelling the role of socioeconomic context
Local opposition to high-density housing is a major contributor to the U.S. housing crisis, exacerbating challenges such as homelessness, food insecurity, and inequality. This study examines the ro...
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July 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📢 🆕 NEW in Local Government Studies Journal, 'The varied impact of direct democracy on local housing policies: unravelling the role of socioeconomic context' by Liu Menglin (Miley) from the University of California doi.org/10.1080/0300... #openaccess
📢 🆕 in Local Government Studies Journal: 'Reelected mayors and local fiscal policy outcomes. Are incumbent mayors more competent compared to newly elected ones?' by Joanna Siwińska-Gorzelak and Grazyna Bukowska
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Reelected mayors and local fiscal policy outcomes. Are incumbent mayors more competent compared to newly elected ones?
This paper investigates whether the tenure in the mayoral office influences local fiscal policy. Utilizing data from Polish municipalities and employing a Regression Discontinuity Design focusing o...
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June 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
📢 🆕 in Local Government Studies Journal: 'Reelected mayors and local fiscal policy outcomes. Are incumbent mayors more competent compared to newly elected ones?' by Joanna Siwińska-Gorzelak and Grazyna Bukowska
doi.org/10.1080/0300... #openaccess
doi.org/10.1080/0300... #openaccess
📢🆕 in Local Government Studies Journal 'The political dynamics of carbon emissions: evidence from Chinese firms' from Long Wang, Javier Cifuentes-Faura, Chang’an Wang & Xiaoqian Liu doi.org/10.1080/0300...
The political dynamics of carbon emissions: evidence from Chinese firms
The government plays a crucial role in promoting carbon emission reduction as a policy maker, regulatory enforcer, and market facilitator. However, the political dynamics of local officials can sig...
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June 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📢🆕 in Local Government Studies Journal 'The political dynamics of carbon emissions: evidence from Chinese firms' from Long Wang, Javier Cifuentes-Faura, Chang’an Wang & Xiaoqian Liu doi.org/10.1080/0300...