Reframing the role of Australian mayors: an update and rejoinder to Grant, Dollery and Kortt (2016)

Sansom, Graham

doi:10.1080/03003930.2016.1228564

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“…McCloskey (1998, 50) defines synecdoche rather narrowly as 'taking a part for the whole', which is consistent with the conception employed by notable public administration scholars (see, for instance, Bevan and Hood 2006;Pollitt 2013). This narrow interpretation of synecdoche is exemplified by a recent newspaper article in Sydney's Government News which refers to 'Premier Mike Baird's attempt to axe 40 of the state's councils' (Sansom 2016). Here, we see synecdoche employed by taking a part (the leader of the NSW Government, Premier Baird) to represent the whole (the 54 members of Parliament representing the majority liberal-national coalition in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly).…”

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“…Literally, the term synecdoche means 'to receive together' and it can also be employed in terms of taking the whole for the part (Crowley and Hawhee 2012). For instance, the newspaper article referred to above has the headline 'North Sydney Joins Council Mergers Legal Challenge' (Sansom 2016). In this instance, the whole of North Sydney is used to represent the small part (1 Mayor and 12 Councillors) who voted to devote council resources to contest the state government forced amalgamations in court.…”

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Performing What? Exploring and Expanding the Notion of Synecdoche in Performance Management Practice

Drew,

O'flynn,

Grant

2018

Public Administration Quarterly

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The corpus of scholarly literature on performance management largely neglects its role as a rhetorical device. Yet the performance narrative is truly an art of persuasion: it employs master tropes in order to discover warrantable beliefs. However, aside from a unidimensional account of synecdoche, where it is referred to simply as taking a part-for-the-whole, the rhetorical nature of performance management largely seems to have escaped notice in the public administration literature. Our focus is to provide a more fulsome account of synecdoche that can lead to a different perspective on what scholars and performance management architects have generally considered as perverse behavior and deceitful gaming. To provide our discussion with context we examine the persuasive intent and effect of the ‘Fit for the Future’ program, which sought to promote municipal amalgamations in New South Wales, Australia.

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Section: Synecdoche As a Master Trope Of Rhetoricmentioning

confidence: 99%

Performing What? Exploring and Expanding the Notion of Synecdoche in Performance Management Practice

Drew,

O'flynn,

Grant

2018

Public Administration Quarterly

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“…They are expected to operate as a 'board of directors', focusing on strategic and policy issues and leaving day-to-day management of the organisation in the hands of the chief executive. This remains the underlying philosophy except to some extent in Queensland, where popularly elected mayors may exercise a measure of executive authority, especially in the City of Brisbane and other large urban centres (Sansom 2016).…”

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Recent trends in Australian local government reform

Sansom

2020

CJLG

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This practice note reviews some of the recurring themes of local government reform in Australia over the past decade. In doing so it updates previous findings of the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (2011) and Gooding (2013). Six themes are explored: structural reform and regional cooperation; principles-based local government acts; roles and responsibilities of elected officials; revenue controls; financial and performance auditing; and integrity and accountability.

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“…Local political leaders have fewer policy instruments available than national political leaders. However, they still seek and identify financial instruments to optimize and gain voter support (Sansom, 2012). Moreover, political leaders who have been in their positions for extended periods tend to have better access to financial policy instruments.…”

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Political Budget Cycles and Mayoral Influence in Latvian Municipalities: An Examination of Revenue, Expenditure, and Electoral Dynamics

Stučka

2024

PPAdm

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Budget allocation and budget planning can be used in different ways. In addition, it can be part of a political budget cycle. Previous research has highlighted the political budget cycle's existence in European countries, demonstrating its impact on public revenue and expenditure near elections. However, citizens often lack awareness of this phenomenon, underscoring the need for vigilant scrutiny. In addition, elected politicians increasingly rely on voters for support, targeting them during budget allocation and election campaigns. In Latvia, the mayors have a role in budget planning because they work full-time and are the head of the financial commission. In Latvia, despite a lack of trust in local politicians, there is a tendency for most of the mayors to be re-elected. The article aims to examine what kind of role the council’s chairperson has in the local government's budget allocation process and what factors affect the budget allocation process in Latvia. The article’s scope encompasses the years 2009 to 2017, spanning two election terms (2009-2013; 2013-2017), and focuses on eight state cities in Latvia, excluding the capital city, Riga. Notably, local governments with a higher percentage of council members from the mayor's party tend to exhibit higher expenditure levels. The findings of this study suggest that various socio-economic and political factors impact the financial performance of local governments in Latvia. These results underscore the significance of population and unemployment in shaping local government expenditures. Simultaneously, this research has highlighted the importance of political factors such as the majority in the local government and time spent in the mayor’s position. Moreover, it reveals that long-serving mayors and a majority in the council also influence budget allocation decisions. This article's implications can guide policymakers in making informed decisions regarding municipal budget expenditures and revenues.

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Reframing the role of Australian mayors: an update and rejoinder to Grant, Dollery and Kortt (2016)

Cited by 6 publications

References 3 publications

Performing What? Exploring and Expanding the Notion of Synecdoche in Performance Management Practice

Performing What? Exploring and Expanding the Notion of Synecdoche in Performance Management Practice

Recent trends in Australian local government reform

Political Budget Cycles and Mayoral Influence in Latvian Municipalities: An Examination of Revenue, Expenditure, and Electoral Dynamics

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