The Bristol One City Approach to city governance: New Civic Leadership in action

Hambleton, Robin

Abstract

The One City Approach to city governance in Bristol, UK is designed to unify civic purpose in the city: it is ambitious, inclusive and innovative. In 2016 the new, directly elected Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, decided to work with a wide range of civic actors and community leaders to develop this collaborative approach. The New Civic Leadership, a conceptual framework developed by the author, provides the intellectual underpinning for the One City Approach. This article outlines the New Civic Leadership model, summarises the steps taken to deliver it in Bristol and draws out lessons for future practice and scholarship.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 1, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Apr 13, 2020
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: Apr 15, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 14, 2021
• Journal: Urban Research & Practice
• Print ISSN: 1753-5069
• Electronic ISSN: 1753-5077
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 1-10
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2020.1752055
• Keywords: City governance; inclusion; innovation; civic leadership; local democracy; collaboration; Bristol
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5872747
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9XSRKTT2TWUINJQWMSWI/full?target=10.1080/17535069.2020.1752055
• Additional Information: Peer Review Statement: The publishing and review policy for this title is described in its Aims & Scope.; Aim & Scope: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=rurp20; Published: 2020-04-13