Outputs (7)

Debate: Researching directly elected mayors—key questions to address (2019)
Journal Article

The directly elected mayor model of governance is long established in many countries – for example, the USA and Japan. However, in some countries the model is fairly new. For example, in the UK there were no directly elected mayors until 2000 – tha... Read More about Debate: Researching directly elected mayors—key questions to address.

Rallying the power of place (2019)
Journal Article

This article, aimed at local governance policy-makers, outlines a new way of conceptualising local leadership, described as New Civic Leadership (NCL). NCL, which involves strong, place-based leadership acting to co-create new solutions to public pol... Read More about Rallying the power of place.

Place-based leadership beyond place: Exploring the international dimension of civic leadership (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A consequence of globalisation is that place-less leaders, meaning people who are not expected to care about the consequences of their decisions for particular places and communities, have gained extraordinary power and influence. This paper explore... Read More about Place-based leadership beyond place: Exploring the international dimension of civic leadership.

The New Civic Leadership: Place and the co-creation of public innovation (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This paper discusses the role of place-based leadership in stimulating the co-creation of inclusive public services and outcomes. A conceptual framework, designed to illuminate t... Read More about The New Civic Leadership: Place and the co-creation of public innovation.

How can the US experience advance the civic university? (2019)
Journal Article

This short article responds to the recent report of the UK Civic University Commission, 'Truly civic: Strengthening the connection between universities and their places'. The article suggests that British universities can, as they consider the Commi... Read More about How can the US experience advance the civic university?.

The dynamics of depoliticisation in urban governance: Introducing a directly elected mayor (2019)
Journal Article

Within the context of debates regarding depoliticisation, this article considers how the introduction of a directly elected mayor system of governance impacts on urban politics. Directly elected mayors are now a fundamental feature of many political... Read More about The dynamics of depoliticisation in urban governance: Introducing a directly elected mayor.

Local leadership is the answer to populism (2019)
Journal Article

This short article explains how collaborative approaches to local problem solving are on the rise. These efforts redraw the boundaries between the state and civil society in intriguing new ways. The example of outgoing civic leadership in Bristol i... Read More about Local leadership is the answer to populism.