Developing a leadership advantage? An assessment of the impact of mayoral governance in Bristol

Hambleton, Robin; Sweeting, David

Abstract

This article provides a summary of the main findings emerging from a 'before' and 'after' action-research study of the impact on a city of introducing a directly elected mayor form of governance. The discussion shows how the introduction of mayoral governance into the City of Bristol in 2012 has had a significant impact on the governance of the city and suggests that, having a directly elected mayor has, so far, delivered a leadership advantage to the city.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 1, 2016
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Sep 26, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 12, 2017
• Journal: Regions
• Print ISSN: 1367-3882
• Publisher: Regional Studies Association
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 302
• Pages: 17-18
• Keywords: city leadership, directly elected mayors, urban governance
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/919426
• Publisher URL: http://rsa.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13673882.2016.11742702
• Contract Date: Sep 26, 2016