Convenient Local Policymaking for Inconvenient Issues?

The (in)completeness of local integrity systems, A cross-sectional study on municipal integrity systems for civil servants in the Netherlands

“…As a result, it is still largely unclear to what extent municipalities have complete integrity systems for civil servants. It is also unknown whether possible relevant situational factors such the number of inhabitants of a municipality (Van den Heuvel, Huberts, Van der Wal & Steenbergen, 2010) and the political composition of the municipal council (Leek & Van Montfort, 2004), form an explanation for the (in)completeness of municipal integrity systems for civil servants.…”

“…Moreover, we assume that the extent to which non-national political parties are represented in the municipal administration has a negative influence on the completeness of the municipal integrity system (Van de Graaf & Hoppe, 1992;Berman & West, 1995;BZK, 2003;Hiironen, 2004;Leek & Van Montfort, 2004 , 2018). This possible explanatory factor refers to the extent to which non-national political parties are represented in the municipal council (i.e.…”

“…We expect the 'administrative will' of a municipal administration to be a decisive factor in the extent to which the municipal administration complies with central government's obligation to develop a local integrity system and to include some specific elements in this system (Van de Graaf & Hoppe, 1992;Leek & Van Montfort, 2004). This 'administrative will' of a municipal administration is in turn probably dependent on the political composition of the municipal administration (Van de Graaf & Hoppe, 1992;Leek & Van Montfort, 2004).…”

Lifting the ban on Dutch brothels: do local social needs and local political demands matter for municipal prostitution policies?

“…The GLA, which is present in all municipalities, collects all municipal provisions regarding public order and public safety. Municipalities that wanted to regulate brothels and sex-work through a system of permits for sexestablishments could do so by adding an optional prostitution chapter to their GLA (Leek and van Montfort, 2004). However, municipalities (for example those without brothels) could also decide not to add such a chapter (Savornin Lohman et al, 1999a, 25).…”