Administrative capacity and long-term policy making at the Icelandic local level
Leach and Wilson (2002) identified four key tasks of local government leaders. Building on their initiative, this paper examines the task of developing strategic and policy direction at the Icelandic local level from the viewpoint of the Icelandic mayor. In addition, it explores the administrative c...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/232 2024-09-15T18:13:49+00:00 Administrative capacity and long-term policy making at the Icelandic local level Hlynsdóttir, Eva Marín Stjórnmálafræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Political Science (UI) Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Social Sciences (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland 2016 237-258 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/232 https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2016.12.2.3 en eng Stofnun stjórnsýslufræða og stjórnmála við Háskóla Íslands Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla;12(2) http://www.irpa.is/article/viewFile/2484/pdf Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir. (2016). Administrative capacity and long-term policy making at the Icelandic local level. Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla, 12(2), 237-258. Doi:13177/irpa.a.2016.12.2.3 1670-6803 1670-679X (e-ISSN) https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/232 Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla doi:10.13177/irpa.a.2016.12.2.3 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Local government Administrative capacity Long-term policy making Stjórnskipan Stefnumótun Sveitarstjórar info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2016 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/23210.13177/irpa.a.2016.12.2.3 2024-07-09T03:01:56Z Leach and Wilson (2002) identified four key tasks of local government leaders. Building on their initiative, this paper examines the task of developing strategic and policy direction at the Icelandic local level from the viewpoint of the Icelandic mayor. In addition, it explores the administrative capacity of Icelandic local governance. Individuals occupying mayoral positions in Iceland always serve as heads of administration. At times, mayors are council members (political mayors), while other times they are hired based on their professional skills (manager-mayors). The findings suggest that mayors of both types play crucial roles in long-term policy making. However, the study shows that the daily work of manager-mayors is often hindered by fragmentation and lack of specialisation within the administration as well as by the laymen rule upon which the council-committee system is based. Peer Reviewed Ritrýnt tímarit Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla 12 2 237 |
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Leach and Wilson (2002) identified four key tasks of local government leaders. Building on their initiative, this paper examines the task of developing strategic and policy direction at the Icelandic local level from the viewpoint of the Icelandic mayor. In addition, it explores the administrative capacity of Icelandic local governance. Individuals occupying mayoral positions in Iceland always serve as heads of administration. At times, mayors are council members (political mayors), while other times they are hired based on their professional skills (manager-mayors). The findings suggest that mayors of both types play crucial roles in long-term policy making. However, the study shows that the daily work of manager-mayors is often hindered by fragmentation and lack of specialisation within the administration as well as by the laymen rule upon which the council-committee system is based. Peer Reviewed Ritrýnt tímarit |
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Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla;12(2) http://www.irpa.is/article/viewFile/2484/pdf Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir. (2016). Administrative capacity and long-term policy making at the Icelandic local level. Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla, 12(2), 237-258. Doi:13177/irpa.a.2016.12.2.3 1670-6803 1670-679X (e-ISSN) https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/232 Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla doi:10.13177/irpa.a.2016.12.2.3 |
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