Local Government Studies

2014 - 2025

Current editor(s): Helen Hancock

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Volume 51, issue 6, 2025

Local preferences for the adoption and modification of climate policy instruments under a radical left government: unveiling the impact and legacy of Barcelona in Common pp. 1113-1140

Joan Enguer and Simon Schaub

Urban sustainability in Germany: which factors can explain the variety of commitment? pp. 1141-1162

Svenja Katharina Schwarz

Dynamics of social media adoption in Chinese municipalities for environmental governance pp. 1163-1191

Yichen Wu, Huyang Chang and Mengdi Liu

Diverse roles and perceptions of public officials and NGOs in local citizens’ assemblies – A comparative analysis of the cases of Poland and Hungary pp. 1192-1213

Paulina Pospieszna, Magni Szymaniak-Arnesen, Daniel Oross and Gabriella Kiss

The political dynamics of carbon emissions: evidence from Chinese firms pp. 1214-1245

Long Wang, Javier Cifuentes-Faura, Chang’an Wang and Xiaoqian Liu

Contested waters: analysing third-party challenges in French water contract governance (2005–2023) pp. 1246-1271

Justine Le Floch and Stéphane Saussier

Does social media influence local elected leaders? A study of online engagement methods through the lens of cycling policymaking in the United Kingdom pp. 1272-1294

Alexander Nurse

Does ambition work? The effectiveness of local climate pledges in China pp. 1295-1317

Shihong Guo and Ling Lu

Cutting off the fiscal nose: the impact of anti-ESG policies on municipal borrowing costs in Oklahoma pp. 1318-1339

Travis Roach and Mariya Burdina

Volume 51, issue 5, 2025

Are the normative rationales of local autonomy related to democratic legitimacy justified? Evidence from 57 countries in Europe and beyond (1990–2020) pp. 869-889

Alexander Bastianen and Nicolas Keuffer

No coalition is an island: how pre-electoral coalitions at the national-level shape local elections pp. 890-917

Michael Škvrňák

Term limits and accountability incentives to perform: performative signalling of local governmental action pp. 918-942

Julio A. Ramos Pastrana and Ricardo A. Bello-Gomez

Local coalition formation: Municipal level decisions (not) to govern with the Sweden Democrats pp. 943-964

Cornelia Leander

Re-election prospects in the local contest in Slovakia: discussing influencing roles of socio-economic conditions of the electorate and municipal finances pp. 965-992

Lenka Maličká and Paulo Mourão

Gerrymandering to survive: an explanation of the political conditions that shaped mayors’ decisions over an amalgamation process in Portugal pp. 993-1015

Miguel Rodrigues, Oliver Meza and Carmen Navarro

Walking a mile in their shoes —How local politicians reason about trade-off decisions pp. 1016-1037

Peter Esaiasson and Jenny de Fine Licht

Back to the future? An analysis of party influence on electricity grid remunicipalisation in Germany pp. 1038-1064

Thorsten Reppert

Making local democracy work during the pandemic – analyses of online and onsite city council meetings in Sweden pp. 1065-1086

Fredrik Garcia and Elin Wihlborg

Digital coproduction in Seoul: the case of Seoul’s government and citizen-led platforms pp. 1087-1112

Hanchan Hwang and Ran Kim

Volume 51, issue 4, 2025

Local potentials for achieving sustainable development goals: qualitative evidence from local governments in Türkiye pp. 651-672

Volkan Göçoğlu and İpek Didem Göçoğlu

Truth and illusion: can a transparency reform contribute to accountable taxing behaviour? pp. 673-702

Youngsung Kim and Lucy C. Sorensen

The size of the size effect. The impact of splits of municipalities on the performance of local governments in Bulgaria, Croatia and Poland pp. 703-725

Paweł Swianiewicz, Julita Łukomska, Dubravka Jurlina Alibegović and Desislava Kalcheva

Local government performance: promoting trust in local government and reducing trust gap pp. 726-746

Lianxiu Qi and Hongling Gong

The longitudinal link between institutional and community trust in a local context - findings from a Swedish panel study pp. 747-767

Ali Abdelzadeh and Erik Lundberg

Passive cooperation or active coproduction? Grassroots NGOs’ strategies in interactions with government in crisis management in Chengdu, China pp. 768-798

Xiaolin Wu, Wen Qin and Yanwei Li

Far-from-sight and expensive: additional costs of public services in rural areas pp. 799-822

Ron Shani, Yaniv Reingewertz and Eran Vigoda-Gadot

What lies beneath these creatures of the state: understanding the death of specialised governments in the U.S pp. 823-846

Christopher Goodman and Suzanne M. Leland

Religion and the city: local governments as the flag holders of freedom from religion in Israel pp. 847-868

Niva Golan-Nadir, Jessica Blumberg and Hadar Ester Baranes

Volume 51, issue 3, 2025

Is buying cheaper than sharing? A study of the effect stand-alone contracting out versus public co-production has on cost in Norwegian local auditing services pp. 437-456

Sara Blåka and Dag Ingvar Jacobsen

The entrepreneurial orientation of special district governments: a study of public entrepreneurship in local governments in Tennessee pp. 457-481

Philip T. Roundy and John M. Trussel

Vertical fiscal imbalance and public health in China pp. 482-499

Liangliang Liu, Meixuan Che and Wenqing Zhang

The target group of policy pp. 500-523

Rick Anderson

Twice as effective: business environment, SME owners’ satisfaction, and local government revenue performance pp. 524-546

Israel Rachevski and Labib Shami

The impact of intergovernmental fiscal tools on local service decision: the Nebraska case for water and wastewater systems pp. 547-575

Yunseung Kim and Jiseul Kim

Digital leadership in local government: an empirical study of Dutch city managers pp. 576-599

Emma Martien Branderhorst and Erna Ruijer

The missing economies of density and south Australian local government efficiency pp. 600-624

Caillan Fellows and Brian Dollery

Officials’ hometown connections and interprovincial trade in China: based on the perspective of hometown favoritism pp. 625-650

Cong Zhang and Xuewen Li

Volume 51, issue 2, 2025

Local passion and national apathy: investigating the phenomenon of selective voting behaviour pp. 203-228

Jakub Lysek

Political competition and representation in municipal councils pp. 229-260

Christophe Lévêque

Unlocking pathways in constrained local governance: exploring paradiplomacy under competitive-disharmony through the case of Istanbul pp. 261-282

Ahmet Cemal Ertürk and Nur Sinem Kourou

Perceived local government performance and people’s life satisfaction: the role of trust in local government and political participation pp. 283-316

Na Li and Mang He

Issue prioritisation decisions by local politicians: the role of order effects and justification requirements pp. 317-343

Amandine Lerusse

Independents in local politics – voter turnout, competitiveness, and party-system effects pp. 344-364

Josef Bernard, Tomáš Kostelecký, Zdenka Mansfeldová and Renáta Mikešová

Relations between local councillors and executive boards: conceptualisations, explanations and empirical evidence from the Netherlands pp. 365-393

Rick L. van Well

The role of gender in shaping mayoral grant-seeking behaviours pp. 394-413

Peter Spáč and Lenka Hrbková

Why philanthropic foundations collaborate with city governments: an exploration of three English cities pp. 414-436

Ruth Puttick

Volume 51, issue 1, 2025

Using social media for supporting engagement in the public sector: a systematic literature review pp. 1-23

Marco Contri, Silvia Fissi and Elena Gori

Digital co-creation in urban mobility planning: what motivates people to participate? pp. 24-49

Marie Kluge, Jannis Kachel and Michèle Knodt

Understanding freedom of information requests: predictors of request for public information to municipalities in Chile pp. 50-68

José Hernández-Bonivento and Francisco Moller

When blame avoidance meets transparency: local governments’ bandwagon strategy in environmental information disclosure in China pp. 69-89

Shaowei Chen, Kai Jia and Kwan Nok Chan

The impact of public discourse on local representatives’ amalgamation preferences pp. 90-111

Thomas Margel Myksvoll and Troy Saghaug Broderstad

Does the media seem more hostile to losers? Media bias perceptions among politicians in the wake of Norwegian municipal mergers pp. 112-132

Marte Winsvold and Bjarte Folkestad

Local government in Northern Ireland: partnerships, minimalism and marginalisation pp. 133-155

Colin Knox and Paul Carmichael

Veto and versatile: understanding the local implementation of environmental policies in China pp. 156-177

Jinke Liu and Xinming Deng

Access to basic infrastructure services in Ghanaian local government: a contextual approach pp. 178-201

Rhys Andrews, Malcolm J. Beynon and Frank Baafi