Conceptualizing local development practitioners: creators, coordinators or inside lobbyists?

Local development practitioners in local government administration play a significant role the governance of development. This category public officials – officers, managers, strategists, secretaries, etc. have received some attention literature. However, directions literature are just as varied descriptions different aspects they taking part in. That means that overarching understanding what actually do is blurred, and left to detailed case studies with very little or no conceptual ambition. Against this backdrop, ambition article grasp practitioner consists at level. offers better roles particular consist how these relate existing theories administration. In order so, we first clarify refine has stressed about practitioners’ functions, cluster findings into three theoretically separated roles: coordinator, creator inside lobbyist. Second, bridge recent trends research. Finally, discuss conceptualization informs us modes development, well ‘new modern’ official