TY - JOUR
T1 - The microrelations of urban governance
T2 - dynamics of patronage and partnership
AU - Marwell, Nicole P.
AU - Baldassarri, Delia
AU - Marantz, Erez Aharon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/5/1
Y1 - 2020/5/1
N2 - The classic urban ecological paradigm envisioned the articulation of the social organization of neighborhoods with that of the city as a whole. This article offers novel empirical evidence in support of this proposition. We analyze the micro relations of governance across two key urban domains, politics and nonprofit organizations, and identify the district based politician as a key actor linking neighborhood-based and citywide forms of social organization. Using data of contracts allocated by city council members to nonprofits in New York City, analysis of the social network system linking these two types of actors shows two distinct relational dynamics: A patronage dynamic characterized by exclusive and long-lasting relationships between a council member and his/her local constituency and a partnership dynamic characterized by citywide relationships that are short-lived and fostered by organizational differentiation and embeddedness. Furthermore, politicians and nonprofits differently accommodate the copresence of these two models of resource allocation.
AB - The classic urban ecological paradigm envisioned the articulation of the social organization of neighborhoods with that of the city as a whole. This article offers novel empirical evidence in support of this proposition. We analyze the micro relations of governance across two key urban domains, politics and nonprofit organizations, and identify the district based politician as a key actor linking neighborhood-based and citywide forms of social organization. Using data of contracts allocated by city council members to nonprofits in New York City, analysis of the social network system linking these two types of actors shows two distinct relational dynamics: A patronage dynamic characterized by exclusive and long-lasting relationships between a council member and his/her local constituency and a partnership dynamic characterized by citywide relationships that are short-lived and fostered by organizational differentiation and embeddedness. Furthermore, politicians and nonprofits differently accommodate the copresence of these two models of resource allocation.
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U2 - 10.1086/709425
DO - 10.1086/709425
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087018116
SN - 0002-9602
VL - 125
SP - 1513
EP - 1558
JO - American Journal of Sociology
JF - American Journal of Sociology
IS - 6
ER -