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100			_aAquino, André Carlos Busanelli _950755
245			_aAccountability from the periphery to the centre of the local government research agenda
260			_aLocal Government Studies
300			_a50(6), Dec, 2024: p.1129-1142
520			_aAccountability is a familiar concept, taken for granted most of the time. This article underscores the need to bring accountability to the centre of empirical analysis in local government studies. A systematic literature review was conducted to revise how accountability as a process or outcome is being explored in Local Government Studies. After a spirited debate in the 90s involving practitioners, accountability has consistently been mentioned and discussed, albeit often on the periphery of the empirical analysis. As local governments are a key dimension for local-level democratic governance worldwide, it is crucial to invigorate research on accountability and bring it to the forefront of our research agenda connected to the digitalisation of society, political distrust, and non-financial drivers of society (humanitarian and environmental agendas). The paper outlines potential paths for a future research agenda on accountability for local governments.- Reproduced https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2024.2415683
650			_aAccountability, Local government, Transparency, Scrutiny, Digital society. _950756
773			_aLocal Government Studies
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