Local Government Studies

Papers
(The H4-Index of Local Government Studies is 11. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Is a powerful but corrupt public manager more trustworthy? Lessons from the case of rural local government in Bangladesh41
When blame avoidance meets transparency: local governments’ bandwagon strategy in environmental information disclosure in China34
Does the media seem more hostile to losers? Media bias perceptions among politicians in the wake of Norwegian municipal mergers21
Unlocking pathways in constrained local governance: exploring paradiplomacy under competitive-disharmony through the case of Istanbul21
Analysing public sector innovation in local governments. an empirical assessment of Spanish city councils19
Governance challenges of different institutional logics and modes of organising: a Norwegian case study of municipal water supply19
Partisan politics, economic hardship, and full-time day care for children in German cities18
The institutional and personal drivers of council scrutiny. A survey analysis of Dutch local government17
The limits of framing effects: citizen perceptions of councilor compensation16
Perceived local government performance and people’s life satisfaction: the role of trust in local government and political participation11
Political budget cycles at the municipal level in Slovakia: between structural dependence and electoral exhibitionism11
Special issue: city network activism and the governance of migration11
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