Local Governance

Local Governance is a form of public governance in which political authority, decision-making, and implementation concerning public affairs and collective resources are exercised at the subnational territorial level through structured interactions among local government institutions, civil society, the private sector, and other stakeholders within an established legal and institutional framework.

3K

Publications

131.6K

Citations

4.3K

Authors

1.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

634

Authors

4.3K

  1. BD
    Brian Dollery

    University of New England, Australia

    32 publications · 1.1K citations

    19

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  2. SM
    Steve Martin

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    13 publications · 628 citations

    13

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  3. HS
    Helen Sullivan

    University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 698 citations

    12

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  4. VL
    Vivien Lowndes

    De Montfort University, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 1.4K citations

    11

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  5. GA
    George A. Boyne

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 834 citations

    10

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Venues

  1. Local Government Studies

    165 publications · 5.7K citations

    38

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  2. Public Administration

    63 publications · 4.2K citations

    36

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  3. Urban Studies

    56 publications · 4.1K citations

    35

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  4. Environment and Planning C Government and Policy

    46 publications · 1.9K citations

    28

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  5. 27

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