The Councillor: Governor, Governing, Governance and the Complexity of Citizen Engagement

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 569-589

  Copus, Colin ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizens; Councillors; Governance; Parties

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTY POLITICS;

EID: 78650429681     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2010.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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