What Makes a Skilled and Conscious Mayor?

Many new mayors were just elected. Will they brin…

An episode of the The Science of Politics podcast, hosted by Niskanen Center, titled "What Makes a Skilled and Conscious Mayor?" was published on November 3, 2021 and runs 42 minutes.

November 3, 2021 ·42m · The Science of Politics

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Many new mayors were just elected. Will they bring best practices in management or more attention to racial inequities ? Julia Payson finds that mayors’ public service motivation and managerial skills matter more than their backgrounds. Luisa Godinez Puig finds that mayors are divided by partisanship in how they think about racial inequality, but tend to articulate dialog-based solutions rather than structural reforms. They both say local politics are important for real problem solving, even though mayoral elections get less attention. Photo credit: iStock https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/city-hall-gm519863664-90746831

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Many new mayors were just elected. Will they bring best practices in management or more attention to racial inequities ? Julia Payson finds that mayors’ public service motivation and managerial skills matter more than their backgrounds. Luisa Godinez Puig finds that mayors are divided by partisanship in how they think about racial inequality, but tend to articulate dialog-based solutions rather than structural reforms. They both say local politics are important for real problem solving, even though mayoral elections get less attention. Photo credit: iStock https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/city-hall-gm519863664-90746831

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