Who gets the credit? Claiming political credit and avoiding blame in regional Inter-Municipal Cooperation

Shani BarDepartment of Public Administration , School of Political Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa, Itai BeeriDepartment of Public Administration , School of Political Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa, Israel Institute Visiting Faculty, Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington

Public Policy and Administration

Published online on June 09, 2025

Abstract

Public Policy and Administration, Ahead of Print.
This study examines the dynamics of political credit claiming and blame avoidance among local policymakers in the evolving context of regional Inter-Municipal Cooperation. It explores how political motivations, structural attributes of local authorities, ...