The Belgian and Dutch response to COVID-19: change and stability in the mayors’ position

Wayenberg, Ellen; Resodihardjo, Sandra L.; Voets, Joris; Genugten, Marieke van; Haelter, Bram Van; Torfs, Inke

doi:10.1080/03003930.2021.1958787

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“…For example, analyzing intergovernmental relations during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic, Askim and Bergström (2022) suggest that the pandemic was not seen as a political issue leading the central government to leave the scene for the health and local authorities. In contrast, in Belgium, the Flemish local mayors reported being marginalized by the regional/Flemish and central/Flemish authorities in handling the pandemic (Wayenberg et al, 2022). These, and other observations related to the pandemic management in Europe (Bergström et al, 2022; Navarro & Velasco, 2022), demonstrate the role of felt accountability and accountability gaps in intergovernmental relations.…”

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Accountability, governance, and institutional change in intergovernmental relations: A theoretical framework

Benveniste

Mizrahi

2023

Politics & Policy

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This article develops an explanatory framework of institutional change in intergovernmental relations. Using new institutionalism, we focus on a main explanatory factor—the players' perceptions of their own accountability and that of others. Integrating the concepts of multiple accountability and felt accountability, we develop the concept of an accountability gap, meaning differences between the perceptions of players in the central government about their responsibility to provide local services and the perceptions of players at the local level about their responsibilities. Our claim is that perceptual gaps concerning accountability in a two‐tiered or multi‐tiered system may influence their interests, strategies, and behavior and hence determine the timing and pace of specific institutional changes. We illustrate the theoretical framework by examining how Spain managed the COVID‐19 pandemic. Related Articles Aguado, N. Alexander. 2018. “Mayor‐Council Form of Government and Policy Responses in Times of Economic Travail.” Politics & Policy 46(5): 714–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12273. French, Edward P., and Doug Goodman. 2011. “Local Government Human Resource Management Past, Present, and Future: Revisiting Hays and Kearney's Anticipated Changes a Decade Later.” Politics & Policy 39(5): 761–85. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2011.00312.x. Kwon, Sung‐Wook, and Sylvia Gonzalez‐Gorman. 2019. “Influence of Local Political Institutions on Policy Punctuation in Three Policy Areas.” Politics & Policy 47(2): 300–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12295.

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Accountability, governance, and institutional change in intergovernmental relations: A theoretical framework

Benveniste

Mizrahi

2023

Politics & Policy

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“…Belgium adheres to the continental-Napoleonic tradition and applies a "fused local government system". Such system entails that federal, regional, provincial and local government tasks are expected to be carried out in an integrated manner (Wayenberg et al 2022), meaning that local governments are involved in practically all fields of local policy-making, including public safety (Vos and Voets 2021). Moreover, over the last twenty years, New Public Management/Governance reforms have only further increased the roles and responsibilities of municipalities located in the northern region of Belgium vis-à-vis the other government levels (Vos and Voets 2021).…”

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“…Flanders (i.e., the northern Dutch speaking part of Belgium) consists of 300 municipalities governed by local councils. Members of local councils are elected for a period of 6 years and, officially, direct and control the executive (Wayenberg et al 2022).…”

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Be prepared! Local politicians’ proclivity for local government adaptive capacity building in response to COVID-19: the role of risk perceptions

Desmidt

Meyfroodt

2023

Public Management Review

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“…The State of Indonesia is a Unitary State in the form of a Republic, which consists of several islands and territories and there is a division of government system between the central government and local governments. Indonesia is also divided into Provinces and Provinces are divided into regencies and cities, where each province, regency and city has a regional government which is regulated by law (Wayenberg et al, 2022). This is what causes the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia to implement a regional autonomy system with the aim that there is no concentration of power which causes lengthy bureaucratic processes, so that there are no delays and gaps in the system of government throughout the territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (Ishak, 2019).…”

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Problem of Authority For Executing Task (PLT) In The Transitional Period of Regional Government Before and After The Simultaneous Elections Based On Law Number 23 Of 2014 Concerning Local Government

Rona Indara

2023

IJHESS

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The task executor (PLT) in state administration is an official who occupies a temporary position because the official who occupied that position was previously unable to or was subject to legal regulations so that he did not occupy that position. The purpose of this research is to describe the appointment of the PLT if there is a vacancy in the regional head position during the transition period, analyze, qualifications, limits of the PLT authority and strategic policies during the transition period, but are still held by the PLT and know and analyze the sanctions given to the PLT who does something outside authority. The method used in this scientific work is a normative and qualitative juridical research method that is studied holistically, contextually, progressively, it is known that a. The appointment of Acting Governors is appointed by the President through a proposal from the Minister of Home Affairs, while the appointment of Regents/Mayors is appointed by the Minister of Home Affairs through a proposal by the Governor. b. The qualifications of the PLT who were appointed based on Law Number 8 of 2015 article 201 paragraph (8) to fill the vacancy for the position of Governor are from middle high leadership positions. b. If during the change period a strategic policy is needed that must be taken by the acting head, then it is regulated by Article 132 A paragraph (2) Government Regulation Number 49 of 2008 concerning the Third Amendment to Government Regulation Number 6 of 2005 concerning Election, Ratification of Appointment and Dismissal of Regional Heads and Deputy Regional Head, which must be approved by the Minister of Home Affairs. c. In fact, there are no clear provisions for the Plt who abuses his authority, as the type of authority given to the PLT is unclear.

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The Belgian and Dutch response to COVID-19: change and stability in the mayors’ position

Cited by 10 publications

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Accountability, governance, and institutional change in intergovernmental relations: A theoretical framework

Accountability, governance, and institutional change in intergovernmental relations: A theoretical framework

Be prepared! Local politicians’ proclivity for local government adaptive capacity building in response to COVID-19: the role of risk perceptions

Problem of Authority For Executing Task (PLT) In The Transitional Period of Regional Government Before and After The Simultaneous Elections Based On Law Number 23 Of 2014 Concerning Local Government

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