Democratic Accountability and Metropolitan Governance: The Case of South Hampshire, UK

Buser, Michael

Abstract

© 2013 Urban Studies Journal Limited. This paper examines the notion of democratic accountability through an investigation of metropolitan governance in South Hampshire, UK. The author employs an interpretive approach to trace varying readings of democratic accountability and to analyse how these notions reflect and influence specific institutional arrangements. The paper highlights how accountability can be strategically deployed to accomplish and bolster diverse policy and political objectives and how these interpretations impact the quality of democratic engagement.

Citation

Buser, M. (2014). Democratic Accountability and Metropolitan Governance: The Case of South Hampshire, UK. Urban Studies, 51(11), 2336-2353. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098013484531

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 16, 2013
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2014
• Journal: Urban Studies
• Print ISSN: 0042-0980
• Electronic ISSN: 1360-063X
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 51
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 2336-2353
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098013484531
• Keywords: interpretive, governance, city-region, democracy, PUSH
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/813836
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098013484531