Just Do It Differently? Everyday Making, Marxism and the Struggle Against Neoliberalism
In: Policy & Politics 41(4): 497-513. 40th Anniversary Special Issue.
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In: Policy & Politics 41(4): 497-513. 40th Anniversary Special Issue.
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In: Urban Studies, Published online before print October 1, 2013, doi: 10.1177/0042098013505158
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In: International journal of urban and regional research: IJURR, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 353-355
ISSN: 0309-1317
In: International journal of urban and regional research, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 353-355
ISSN: 1468-2427
In: Policy & politics, Band 40, Heft 1, S. 3-19
ISSN: 1470-8442
This article develops a distinct perspective on the continuities and contrasts between Thatcherite Conservatism and New Labour, interpreted through active citizenship policy. Revisiting Thatcherism, it argues that the roots of the New Labour approach to active citizenship can be traced to the late-Thatcher period. It explores six facets of New Labour's agenda, arguing in each case that there were affinities with Conservatism. These affinities further highlight continuities in the 'social dimension' of an ongoing hegemonic project, whose objective is to overcome the 'weak citizenship' characteristic of neoliberalism by mobilising citizen assent. Judged against this benchmark, the project may have had only limited success.
In: Policy & politics: advancing knowledge in public and social policy, Band 40, Heft 1, S. 3-20
ISSN: 0305-5736
In: Environment and Planning A, 44(11), 2687 – 2704
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In: Dialogues in Human Geography, September 2012
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In: Environment and planning. A, Band 44, Heft 11, S. 2687-2704
ISSN: 1472-3409
Influential governance theories argue that we live increasingly in a world of networks either relegating hierarchy to the shadows or dismissing it altogether. This paper develops a Gramscian critique of these currents, advancing two key arguments. First, drawing on Gramsci's concepts of hegemony and passive revolution, it reinterprets the cultivation of networks as a prominent element in the hegemonic strategies of Western neoliberalism, exemplified by UK public policy. Second, however, governing networks struggle to cultivate trust, relying instead on hierarchy and closure. It is argued that network governance can therefore be understood as a form of Gramsci's integral state, a concept which highlights both the continuing centrality of coercion in the governance system and the limits of the networks project. It is concluded that conceiving of urban governing networks as micro configurations of the integral state offers a distinctive way of overcoming the 'government to governance' dualism.
In: Critical policy studies, Band 5, Heft 1, S. 47-62
ISSN: 1946-018X
In: Political Studies, Band 55, Heft 4
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In: Journal of Urban Affairs, Forthcoming
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In: Local government studies, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 463-465
ISSN: 0300-3930
In: Public administration: an international journal, Band 87, Heft 1, S. 80-96
ISSN: 1467-9299
Joined‐up government has featured prominently on the agenda of the New Labour government in the UK. However, the politics of joining‐up remain under‐explored, with disproportionate emphasis on the technical and managerial dimensions of the challenge. This paper argues that political value conflicts form an essential part of the explanation for the replication of 'silos' within city strategic partnerships, the joining‐up institution of choice at the local scale. A study of the local politics of social inclusion in the British cities of Dundee and Hull revealed a strong partnership ethos. However, this ethos sustained only a shallow consensus over abstract goals, at the same time legitimating the avoidance of political value conflicts. Thematic partnerships comprising interest group clusters with different political values therefore tended to replicate silo practices. The paper argues, consequently, that the consensual partnership ethos caused the displacement of value conflicts, in turn causing fragmented governance. It concludes with three propositions for further research.