Local Elected Officials as Collaborative Actors in Metropolitan Water Systems Governance

• In Event: The Role of Policy Advocacy, Innovation, and Collaboration in Governance

Brief Overview

We study local elected officials' perceptions of institutional identity regarding discretion, autonomy, responsiveness, and representation in collaborative governance of drinking, storm, and waste water systems in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin MSA.

Authors

• Thomas Skuzinski, Northern Illinois University

• Kate Albrecht, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Carolina Velandia Hernandez, Northern Illinois University

• Jason Michnick, University of Illinois at Chicago