Abstract
AbstractThe position of the Icelandic municipal chief executive officer (MCEO) is the single most important municipal administrative position. The Icelandic system has strong Nordic traits, with a strong local identity, strong local councils, and a wide range of tasks. However, this trend has only recently been manifested, as the arrangements of Icelandic local governments have changed considerably in the past decades. This chapter discusses the history of the MCEO position and demonstrates how the past is effectively influencing the present. The chapter shows how the Icelandic case both diverges from and converges with those of the other Nordic countries. Finally, special emphasis is placed on demonstrating the similarities and differences between different types of MCEOs and the main challenges of the complexity of the Icelandic case.
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland
Reference25 articles.
1. Berg, R., & Kjær, U. (2005). Den danske borgmester. Syddansk Universitetsforlag.
2. Demir, T. (2009). Politics and administration: Three schools, three approaches, and three suggestions. Administrative Theory and Praxis, 31(4), 503–532.
3. Denters, B., Klok, P.-J., & van der Kolk, H. (2005). The reform of the political executive in Dutch local government. In R. Berg & N. Rao (Eds.), Transforming local political leadership (pp. 15–28). Palgrave Macmillan.
4. Eythórsson, G. T. (1999). Iceland. In M. Betty, W. Linder, R. Nabholz, & C. Heierli (Eds.), Democracy and local governance: Nine empirical studies. University of Bern.
5. Heinelt, H., & Hlepas, N. K. (2006). Typologies of local government systems. In H. Bäck, H. Heinelt, & A. Magnier (Eds.), The European mayor: Political leaders in the changing context of local democracy (pp. 21–42). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.