Partisan debates are less heated at the local level, providing lessons that might help calm the waters nationally.
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Labour’s NEC has blocked Burnham for standing for parliament – and therefore his best chance of challenging Keir Starmer for the leadership.
Eileen Higgins won a hard-fought election to become Miami’s new mayor. Now for the hard part – governing the city.
NAFTA and the decline of American community have created a new path for mayors of small and midsized cities to reach national office.
With two mayoral wins, Reform has secured its first government roles.
Mayors from the Democratic Party aren’t making cities any more – or less – dangerous than mayors from the Republican Party.
A devolution white paper will restructure councils and hand significant planning powers to mayors.
The increasing influence of Bloomberg Philanthropies on cash-strapped city governments raises questions about the reliability of philanthropy over the long term – and its democratic legitimacy.
Until now, researchers and the public knew very little about how well women were represented outside the federal government.
Mayoral votes, a by-election triggered by a scandal and a prime minister under threat. It’s a big week.
As in the federal and state governments, local elected officials are more likely to be white than their constituents. At times, such as with school boards, the differences are particularly stark.
Mayors are generally successful in getting their policy preferences enacted. That’s why Ontario’s Bill 39 isn’t really necessary.
More city region mayors are part of the government’s plan to level up, but the short timeline could hinder their success.
Tensions between regional leaders and central government have reenergised a devolution debate.
Four decades after Ellen Craig-Jones of Urbancrest, Ohio, became the US’s first Black woman mayor, seven of the nation’s largest cities are lead by Black women. And what a time to be in charge.
Cities represent an increasingly powerful force in global politics – but they’re still constrained by the agendas of slow-acting states.
In acts of civil disobedience, some centre-left mayors and regional authorities are resisting a government-level clampdown on asylum seekers.
Hundreds of US cities have pledged to meet the carbon reduction targets in the Paris climate accord. Now it’s time for them to start showing results.
Westminster holds its power tight, but that could be bad news for cities and regions.
They don’t all support the same strategies for coping with it, but US mayors increasingly see climate change as a pressing urban challenge.
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Reader in Urban Planning, University of Liverpool
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Assistant Professor, Political Science, Boston University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston University
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Professor of Public Policy and Governance, University of Bristol
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Professor of Geography, Hunter College
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of East Anglia
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Senior Research Scientist, NASA
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Professor of Urban Resilience and Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol
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Senior lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
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PhD Candidate, Political Science, University of Victoria
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Professor of Places and City Planning, UCL
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PhD candidate, University of Bristol
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston University
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County