Explaining the freedom of information in local government: What influences information disclosure?

Romero, Francisca Tejedo; Araújo, Joaquim Filipe

doi:10.22201/fca.24488410e.2020.2299

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“…Following previous literature on disclosure practices in LGs (Brusca et al, 2016; Ramírez et al, 2022; Tejedo‐Romero & de Araujo, 2020), in order to improve the goodness of the regression model, the following control variables were included: Population Size , Population Density , Retired People , Multiculturalism , Education Level , Council Diversity , Internet Visibility , Tourism Level , Social Media Exposure, Electoral Turnout and Per Capita Income . These control variables enable the consideration of diverse aspects, including demographic factors, diversity and inclusion, education, visibility, technology, tourism, civic participation, and economic levels.…”

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“…Following previous literature on disclosure practices in LGs (Brusca et al, 2016;Ramírez et al, 2022;Tejedo-Romero & de Araujo, 2020) Population Size was measured as the natural logarithm of LGs inhabitants (Raimo et al, 2022;Tavares & da Cruz, 2020), while Population Density was determined as the ratio between the total resident population in the municipality and the surface of that area, expressed in square kilometres (Narbon-Perpina et al, 2020;Raimo et al, 2022). Retired People expresses the degree of seniority of the population and was proxied by the percentage of inhabitants with more 65 years (Narbon-Perpina et al, 2020), while Multiculturalism expresses the presence of foreigners and was measured by the percentage of foreigners residing in the municipality (Guillam on et al, 2016).…”

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Exploring the antecedents of local governments' sustainability disclosure: The role of the mayor

Nicolò,

L'Abate,

Raimo

et al. 2024

Journal of Public Affairs

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This work aims to enhance the understanding of Local Governments (LGs)’ sustainability disclosure (SD) practices through their official websites. The ultimate goal of this study is to assess the extent to which certain mayor's personal traits are likely to influence the level of online sustainability information provided by LGs. To this end, a manual content analysis was performed on the official websites of the Italian LGs with more than 40,000 inhabitants to assess the level of SD. A multivariate regression analysis was estimated to examine the extent to which mayors' gender, political ideology, age and education influence the level of sustainability information provided by LGs through websites. Empirical results highlight the crucial role that certain characteristics of LGs' mayor profiles exert on the level of SD. The present work offers an important contribution to the existing literature, as it extends the knowledge of SD practices in an underexplored context, like the LGs and the impact of the mayor's profile on SD levels in LGs.

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Exploring the antecedents of local governments' sustainability disclosure: The role of the mayor

Nicolò,

L'Abate,

Raimo

et al. 2024

Journal of Public Affairs

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From de jure to de facto transparency: Analyzing the compliance gap in light of freedom of information laws

Trautendorfer,

Hohensinn,

Hilgers

2024

Regulation & Governance

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Freedom of information (FOI) laws empower citizens to access public information from public organizations, enhancing government transparency and accountability. Previous studies have evaluated government transparency and FOI compliance based on the proactive release of information and governments' responses to citizens' requests. This study extends prior research by focusing on regulatory compliance mechanisms in German public organizations. Specifically, it investigates how these organizations respond to information requests under varying legislative frameworks across Germany's 16 states (Länder). Based on six legal elements (de jure provisions), we examine FOI law stringency and investigate their association with government responsiveness to approximate de facto regulatory compliance. Based on an analysis of over 100,000 requests directed at more than 7000 German public sector organizations, we find that not all six legal elements are directly associated with responsiveness. Only those elements that signify a broader organizational commitment to transparency are linked to higher responsiveness. This study contributes to public sector transparency literature by highlighting the complex interplay between variations in FOI laws and actual compliance, and underscores the need for further research on the assumed causal relationship between FOI law stringency and transparency outcomes.

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Explaining the freedom of information in local government: What influences information disclosure?

Abstract: Explaining the freedom of information in local government: What influences information disclosure? Explicando el libre acceso a la información en el gobierno local: ¿qué influye en la divulgación de información?

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Exploring the antecedents of local governments' sustainability disclosure: The role of the mayor

Exploring the antecedents of local governments' sustainability disclosure: The role of the mayor

From de jure to de facto transparency: Analyzing the compliance gap in light of freedom of information laws

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