IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/rurpxx/v16y2023i3p311-331.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Mayors’ attention to metropolitan policy: exploring communication and engagement patterns in Rockford, Illinois

Author

Listed:
  • Eric S. Zeemering

Abstract

Mayors are important intergovernmental actors. Understanding how they conceptualize their roles in intergovernmental relations can help us better understand metropolitan governance. Network institutionalism and institutional role theory frame this investigation of how mayors discuss their metropolitan policy engagement in the Rockford, Illinois, USA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Through an exploratory case study of this mid-sized American metropolitan region, including in-depth interviews, social network analysis, and review of media coverage, embeddedness in metropolitan-wide policy dialogue is contrasted with clique-based interactions that advance policy goals for smaller groups of local governments in the region. Differentiating how mayors participate in metropolitan intergovernmental relations aids in a refined theoretical understanding of polycentric metropolitan governance while also highlighting practical challenges for political leaders in metropolitan collective action.

Suggested Citation

  • Eric S. Zeemering, 2023. "Mayors’ attention to metropolitan policy: exploring communication and engagement patterns in Rockford, Illinois," Urban Research & Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(3), pages 311-331, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rurpxx:v:16:y:2023:i:3:p:311-331
    DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2021.2021553
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/17535069.2021.2021553
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1080/17535069.2021.2021553?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:taf:rurpxx:v:16:y:2023:i:3:p:311-331. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Chris Longhurst (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.tandfonline.com/rurp20 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.