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- Title
Kommunalpolitiker in der Überforderungsfalle? Ratsarbeit und Belastungswahrnehmung in sechs Kommunal-parlamenten aus Sicht der Mandatsträger.
- Authors
Harm, Katrin; Jaeck, Tobias; Aderhold, Jens
- Abstract
The political work undertaken as a member of a local parliament is demanding, sometimes difficult and more and more often linked to personal challenges and stress in terms of time management and organization. Although exogenous as well as endogenous reasons have been identified as causes of this stress, it is as yet unclear to what extent local politicians themselves actually perceive stress as mental overload. Our results show that the difficult circumstances or excessive time expenditure one experiences when working as a council member do not necessarily lead to the personal impression of being a burden to representatives, even though we were actually able to measure stress objectively. In fact, the staff report of the representatives perceiving a mental overload varies according to the local political framework. This can be proved on the basis of a multidimensional model. The sensation of being asked for too much is especially shaped by the way how the councilors perceive the local political framework, to what extent their expectations for their work are fulfilled, what other political positions they hold and where, and the effort they make to exercise their mandate's work.
- Subjects
GERMANY; POLITICIANS -- Psychology; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; APPERCEPTION; LEGISLATIVE bodies; GERMAN politics &; government, 1990-
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen, 2013, Vol 44, Issue 4, p829
- ISSN
0340-1758
- Publication type
Article