Managing Nordic Local Governments

• Other Authors: Hlynsdóttir, Eva Marín, Hansen, Morten Balle, Cregård, Anna, Torjesen, Dag Olaf, Sandberg, Siv
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2024
• Subjects: local management; Nordic local government; council manager; local leadership; sub-national governance; municipal chief executive; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPP Public administration; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHL Political leaders and leadership; Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/92330; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12657/92330; https://link.springer.com/978-3-031-60069-2

This open access book examines the roles of municipal chief executive officers in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Whilst it has long been recognised that local authorities in these countries are often more autonomous than most other local authorities around the world, we still lack an integrated overview of leadership in Nordic local government, and the development of its top administrative management. This book ameliorates this lack of knowledge by providing a thorough, extensive and updated assessment of the role of municipal chief executive officers in the five Nordic states, as well as their interactions and relations with internal and external actors. Comparative in nature, it will appeal to all those interested in local and urban governance, public administration, public management, and leadership studies.