Toward the Civil City Council

Vera D. Vogelsang-Coombs

doi:10.1177/0160323X12457184

Toward the Civil City Council

Vera D. Vogelsang-Coombs

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Abstract

This article examines the functions of city councils in governing the American municipality. It presents a notion of the “Civil City Council” that rests on five integrative leadership skills that incorporate particular public-regarding behaviors into municipal governance. The article argues that city councils should become the Civil City Council to govern effectively under modern conditions. To do this, the Civil City Council will empower citizens in broadly constituted interpretive communities in civil society. The article shows how the Civil City Council can sustain the political future of citizens and cities.

Original language	American English
Journal	State and Local Government Review
Volume	44
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0160323X12457184
State	Published - Dec 1 2012

Keywords

city management
aggregative politics
civil city council
empowered citizens
integrative leadership
interpretive communities
new democratic governance
public-regarding behaviors
CITY councils
LEGISLATIVE bodies
MUNICIPAL government
PUBLIC administration
MUNICIPAL services
LOCAL government

Disciplines

Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Urban Education
Urban Studies

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