This article explores the relationship between urban executive officers and their political environments, first by reporting on how three types of these officers perceive their policy influence upon their urban legislatures. Those findings raise questions about their roles and styles in conflict management. Consequently, the second part develops a paradigm of conflict management in the urban context. The empirical work first raises questions about democracy and professionalism, while the subsequent conceptual framework explores opportunities for research about social change and policymaking.
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