Size and Local Democracy: the Case of Czech Municipal Representatives

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Ryšavý, D. - Bernard, Josef
Size and Local Democracy: the Case of Czech Municipal Representatives.
Local Government Studies. Roč. 39, č. 6 (2013), s. 833-852. ISSN 0300-3930. E-ISSN 1743-9388
Grant CEP: GA ČR GA403/09/1779
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68378025
Klíčová slova: local councillors * size of municipality * incumbents
Kód oboru RIV: AO - Sociologie, demografie
Impakt faktor: 0.620, rok: 2013
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03003930.2012.675329

Most Czech municipalities today have populations of only a few hundred inhabitants. This situation creates specific conditions for the democratic functioning of local representative bodies. In this paper we focus on two features of Czech local government. First, we deal with electoral competitiveness in Czech municipalities; second, we analyse councillors’ accountability to voters, their readiness to stand for re-election and their electoral success in successive elections.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0230569