Dutiful citizen or a pragmatic professional? Voluntary retirement of Icelandic local councillors
This article explores the working conditions of Icelandic local councillors in relation to voluntary retirement from the council. In the past three elections, the turnover in councils has been very high, with approximately six out of every 10 council members being new recruits at the beginning of ea...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/662 2023-05-15T16:50:53+02:00 Dutiful citizen or a pragmatic professional? Voluntary retirement of Icelandic local councillors Hlynsdóttir, Eva Marín Stjórnmálafræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Political Science (UI) Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Social Sciences (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland 2017-12-14 169-188 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/662 https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2017.13.2.1 en eng Stofnun stjórnsýslufræða og stjórnmála við Háskóla Íslands Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla;13(2) Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir. (2017). Dutiful citizen or a pragmatic professional? Voluntary retirement of Icelandic local councillors. Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla, 13(2), 169-188. doi:10.13177/irpa.a.2017.13.2.1 1670-6803 1670-679X (eISSN) https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/662 Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla doi:10.13177/irpa.a.2017.13.2.1 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Voluntary retirement Local councillors Gender Population size Sveitarstjórnarmenn Starfslok Kynferði Íbúafjöldi info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2017 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/662 https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2017.13.2.1 2022-11-18T06:51:36Z This article explores the working conditions of Icelandic local councillors in relation to voluntary retirement from the council. In the past three elections, the turnover in councils has been very high, with approximately six out of every 10 council members being new recruits at the beginning of each term. The turnover has also highlighted possible gender issues, as more women than men (proportionally) leave the council after their first term. The findings reveal a significant difference between the councillors who plan to stay and those who opt to leave. This is in relation to the local authorities’ population size, satisfaction with remuneration, and seniority in the council. Thus, councillors in larger municipalities or councillors satisfied with their remuneration are more likely to run for council versus councillors from smaller municipalities and those less happy with their remuneration. Seniority is also a decisive factor, as the majority of all councillors leave after the first term. Significant differences were not found between the female and male councillors in relation to voluntary retirement. However, gendered differences were found in relation to institutional position and working conditions, suggesting a gender-based division of labour in local councils. The author is grateful to the University of Iceland Research Fund for a grant rewarded to the survey this paper is based on. Peer Reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla 13 2 169 |
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This article explores the working conditions of Icelandic local councillors in relation to voluntary retirement from the council. In the past three elections, the turnover in councils has been very high, with approximately six out of every 10 council members being new recruits at the beginning of each term. The turnover has also highlighted possible gender issues, as more women than men (proportionally) leave the council after their first term. The findings reveal a significant difference between the councillors who plan to stay and those who opt to leave. This is in relation to the local authorities’ population size, satisfaction with remuneration, and seniority in the council. Thus, councillors in larger municipalities or councillors satisfied with their remuneration are more likely to run for council versus councillors from smaller municipalities and those less happy with their remuneration. Seniority is also a decisive factor, as the majority of all councillors leave after the first term. Significant differences were not found between the female and male councillors in relation to voluntary retirement. However, gendered differences were found in relation to institutional position and working conditions, suggesting a gender-based division of labour in local councils. The author is grateful to the University of Iceland Research Fund for a grant rewarded to the survey this paper is based on. Peer Reviewed |
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