Following the signs: applying urban regime analysis to a UK case study

Holman, Nancy ORCID: 0000-0002-4536-5092 (2007) Following the signs: applying urban regime analysis to a UK case study. Journal of Urban Affairs, 29 (5). pp. 435-453. ISSN 0735-2166

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Abstract

As the debate continues regarding the applicability of urban regime analysis in a UK context, three aspects stand out as highly significant: the target for analysis, the mode of scrutiny, and the context of local governing arrangements with its implications for interdependence as an impetus for co-operation. This article will examine urban regime analysis and the move from government to governance in order to answer why and how the private, voluntary and public sectors might be inclined to collaborate in regimes. In addition, the regime analysis will provide the parameters for examination whilst the issue of governance will afford context for local governing arrangements. Although some issues require slight reframing to reflect the UK context, the article will follow a rigorous framework for examination utilizing the full weight of regime analysis as articulated by Stone such that it could not be accused of “concept stretching.” Far from it: Through the examination of an informal partnership, a coalition of actors from the public, private, and voluntary sectors that has been in existence for more than 13 years, the article focuses, specifically, on the long-term, less visible aspects of local governance. As such, it is able to demonstrate how economic and political change can have a tangible effect on the manifestation of interdependence as an impetus for co-operation, not only for this specific locale but also for other cities facing similar challenges.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0735-2166
Additional Information:	© 2007 Urban Affairs Association
Divisions:	Geography & Environment
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2010 15:50
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 23:11
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/30813

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