Directly Elected Mayors in Urban Governance

De Montford University University of Warsaw Massey University Katarzyna Szmigiel-Rawska is Professor in the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies at the University of Warsaw, Poland. Robin Hambleton is Emeritus Professor of City Leadership in the Faculty of Environment and Technology at the University of the West of England, Bristol and Director of Urban Answers. An expert on urban innovation, city management and local governance, he was the founding President of the European Urban Research Association (EURA) and Dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. David Sweeting is Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies at the University of Bristol.

• Introduction: Directly elected mayors in urban governance ~ David SweetingPart 1: UK perspectives;Mayoral governance in Bristol: Has it made a difference? ~ David Sweeting and Robin Hambleton;Assessing the directly elected mayoral model in Bristol, England: An empirical investigation of the contrasting definitions of the role of a directly elected mayor ~ Thom Oliver;Do mayors make a difference? In their own words… ~ Howard Elcock;Directly elected mayors: necessary but not sufficient to transform places?: The case of Liverpool ~ Nicola Headlam and Paul Hepburn;Embracing social responsibilities through local leadership: Comparingthe experience of the mayors of Bristol and Liverpool ~ Nasrul Ismail;Part 2: International perspectives;The two worlds of elected mayors in the United States: What type of mayor should cities choose? ~ James H. Svara;Popular leaders or rats in the ranks?: Political leadership in Australian cities ~ Paul Burton;Directly elected mayors in New Zealand: The impact of intervening variables on enhanced governing capacity ~ Christine Cheyne;Directly elected mayors in Germany: Leadership and institutional context ~ Björn Egner;Breeding-ground for local non-partisanship, bonus for incumbents Directly elected mayors in Poland ~ Adam Gendźwiłł and Paweł Swianiewicz;Debating directly elected mayors in the Czech Republic: Political games and missing expertise? ~ Petr Jüptner; Part 3: Comparative perspectives;New and established mayoralties: Lessons for local governance in constructing new political institutions: The English and Polish cases ~ Colin Copus, Alasdair Blair, Katarzyna Szmigiel-Rawska and Michael Dadd;Directly elected mayors: a route to progressive urban leadership? ~ Robin Hambleton;Conclusions and reflections ~ David Sweeting.

"A timely and important book on a significant development in city governance and regional leadership; everything you need to know about directly elected mayors." Keith Grint, Professor of Public Leadership, Warwick Business School, UK