Overview
- Examines the roles of municipal chief executives in the Nordic states
- Fills an important gap in existing scholarship on leadership and sub-national governance
- Compares evidence from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance (PSSNG)
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About this book
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.
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir is Professor of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Iceland.
Morten Balle Hansen is Professor in Public Management, SDU University and Director of the Research program in Management, UCL University College, Denmark
Anna Cregård is Associate Professor in the Department of Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Sweden.
Dag Olaf Torjesen is Professor in the Department of Political Science and Management, University of Agder, Norway.
Siv Sandberg is Lecturer in Public Administration at Åbo Akademi University, Finland.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Managing Nordic Local Governments
Book Subtitle: Paradoxes and Challenges of the Municipal Chief Executive Officer
Editors: Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir, Morten Balle Hansen, Anna Cregård, Dag Olaf Torjesen, Siv Sandberg
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60069-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-60068-5Published: 12 July 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-60071-5Due: 26 July 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-60069-2Published: 11 July 2024
Series ISSN: 2523-8248
Series E-ISSN: 2523-8256
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 250
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Policy, Political Leadership