Category Archives: News

Can place-based leaders deliver progressive policies?

Posted on November 14, 2018 by davidsweeting | Leave a comment

The US mid-term elections indicate a troubling increase in the already well-known political divide between urban and rural areas in the USA. Put simply, rural areas backed the Republicans and cities and suburbs supported the Democrats. In this article, first posted on the Open University Place-based Leadership website, Robin Hambleton examines the recent US election results and considers the possibilities for progressive place-based leadership.

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Posted in News, Policy, rural, urban, US mid term

Universities as place based leaders

Posted on September 21, 2017 by bristolcivicleadership | Leave a comment

Can universities be more active in contributing to civic leadership in the areas where they are located? The Bristol Civic Leadership Project believes that they can, and Robin Hambleton wrote a short article for Times Higher Education on this topic. Published on 3 November 2016, ‘Pulling their weight‘ suggests that the new initiative by UK universities to encourage them to become more engaged with their local communities, known as Leading Places, can learn from the experiences of American public universities.

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Posted in Media, News

Leading the Inclusive City

Posted on February 27, 2015 by davidsweeting | 2 comments

In a new, international book Robin Hambleton examines the role of civic leadership in fostering the creation of inclusive cities. The analysis presented in Leading the Inclusive City suggests that place-based leadership can make an important difference to the quality of life in a city, notwithstanding the pressures of global forces. Innovation Story 2 in the book, which draws on the Bristol Civic Leadership Project research, provides insights on the impact of the mayoral model of governance in Bristol. More information:

http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781447304968

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Posted in News, Research

Tagged Accountability, Bristol, cities, Governance changes, leadership, Local democracy, Representation

Devo Manc and the Osbornification of public policy

Posted on November 10, 2014 by davidsweeting | Leave a comment

Far from being a positive example of decentralisation, Robin Hambleton argues that George Osborne’s proposals for ‘devo Manc’ are the latest example of ‘centralisation on steroids’.
You can read the argument in full on the LSE British Politics and Policy blog.

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Posted in Mayors elsewhere, Media, News, Policy

Tagged Accountability, centralisation, Elected mayors, Governance changes, Manchester, Report

Talking about mayors

Posted on December 14, 2013 by bristolcivicleadership | Leave a comment

This week David joined Alex for the first of his Policy Unpacked podcasts. The discussion focused on elected mayors. You can listen to the discussion here.

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Posted in Media, News

Tagged Elected mayors, Local democracy, Local economic development