Language:
Hebrew
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
סוגיות חברתיות בישראל
Angaben zur Quelle:
32,2 (2023) 165-190
Keywords:
Local government
;
Municipal officials and employees
Abstract:
The article argues that in countries like Israel, where the status of council members in local government is weak, council members’ activity takes place mainly ininformal channels at the expense of activity in formal channels. The article showsthat when there is a weakness in the status of councilors, the formal componentsof the council’s role become redundant and informal channels of activity aredeveloped. In this way, governmental transparency and representative democracyat the local level are harmed. The article contributes to an understanding of thedevelopment of informal channels of activity among councilors, designed toovercome structural conditions and legal and organizational barriers. Thesechannels focus on actions of councilors that are not defined in official documents ofthe Ministry of the Interior. The empirical study was conducted using a qualitativeapproach and is based on in-depth interviews with 26 council members in localauthorities in Israel.
DOI:
10.26351/SIII/32-2/7
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
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