Local Government Size and Political Efficacy: Do Citizen Panels Make a Difference?

Rhys Andrews, Tom Entwistle and Valeria Guarneros-Meza

International Journal of Public Administration, 2019, vol. 42, issue 8, 664-676

Abstract: Democratic theorists typically suggest that citizens served by small local governments have high levels of political efficacy. However, it is conceivable that large governments can overcome the burden of bigness by introducing structures that involve citizens more closely in decision-making. This paper analyses whether jurisdiction size influences political efficacy in Welsh local government, and whether the presence of a citizen panel makes a difference to the size-efficacy relationship. Multi-level analyses suggest that size is negatively associated with internal and external political efficacy, but that the use of citizen panels bolsters the external efficacy of citizens served by larger local government.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1499774

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