| Summary: | This article examines the degree and nature of change in the roles
of Irish local government managers over the last decade. The
research upon which the article is based has been conducted as a
component part of the UDITE Leadership Study. The UDITE
Leadership Study is a major collaborative research project being
undertaking on behalf of Union des Dirigeants Territoriaux de
l'Europe (UDITE or Association of the European Local
Government Chief Executives). This trans-European study is
concerned with the changing roles played by local government
managers/chief executives. The specific aims of the study are to
explore the rise in managerialism (Pollitt, 1993) in European local
government, and to assess the impact this has upon the changing
leadership and managerial roles of local government managers,
and on relationships between managers and elected representatives
(in Ireland, councillors).
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