Recasting Leadership Reform in Australian Local Government: A Typology from Political Theory

Grant, B; Dollery, B; Kortt, M

Recasting Leadership Reform in Australian Local Government: A Typology from Political Theory

Grant, B

Dollery, B Kortt, M

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Local Government Studies, 2016, 42 (6), pp. 1024 - 1046
Issue Date:: 2016-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Grant, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8055-6046	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dollery, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kortt, M	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-11-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Local Government Studies, 2016, 42 (6), pp. 1024 - 1046	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0300-3930	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/37701
dc.description.abstract	© 2014 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Changes to elected leadership in Australian local government have seen greater authority assigned to mayors in several jurisdictions. A Discussion Paper recently released under the auspices of the Australian Centre for Excellence in Local Government (ACELG) has recommended further reforms, arguing inter alia that mayors ought to enjoy a personal mandate and a stronger strategic role. This paper places these suggested reforms into context by developing a typology of local government leadership from political theory. We argue that this quadrilateral typology provides a critical portrait of recommendations for stronger leadership which, in this instance, have been transposed from two unitary systems of government (England and New Zealand) to the Australian federal system, without due consideration of the literature examining stronger mayoral roles. It is argued that caution should be exercised when redrafting legislation governing mayoral authority, a process presently underway in New South Wales (NSW).	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Local Government Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/03003930.2013.861820	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Political Science & Public Administration	en_US
dc.title	Recasting Leadership Reform in Australian Local Government: A Typology from Political Theory	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
utslib.for	1606 Political Science	en_US
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/lnstitute for Public Policy and Governance
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - IPPG - Institute for Public Policy and Governance
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pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	42	en_US

Abstract:

© 2014 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Changes to elected leadership in Australian local government have seen greater authority assigned to mayors in several jurisdictions. A Discussion Paper recently released under the auspices of the Australian Centre for Excellence in Local Government (ACELG) has recommended further reforms, arguing inter alia that mayors ought to enjoy a personal mandate and a stronger strategic role. This paper places these suggested reforms into context by developing a typology of local government leadership from political theory. We argue that this quadrilateral typology provides a critical portrait of recommendations for stronger leadership which, in this instance, have been transposed from two unitary systems of government (England and New Zealand) to the Australian federal system, without due consideration of the literature examining stronger mayoral roles. It is argued that caution should be exercised when redrafting legislation governing mayoral authority, a process presently underway in New South Wales (NSW).

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