All Outputs (60)

The role of place-based leadership in post COVID-19 recovery (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2021, June). The role of place-based leadership in post COVID-19 recovery. Presented at 40th Session of The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Virtual (Hosted by Council of Europe based in Strasbourg)

This keynote speech to the Congress of Local Authorities of the Council of Europe has five parts: 1) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; 2) The complex challenges local leaders now face; 3) Why should towns and cities be prominent in post COVID-19... Read More about The role of place-based leadership in post COVID-19 recovery.

The role of city leadership in European recovery (2021)
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Hambleton, R. (2021, May). The role of city leadership in European recovery. Presented at Cities Social Summit: Delivering social rights and supporting an inclusive recovery, Virtual (Hosted by Eurocities in Brussels)

This keynote speech to the Eurocities Cities Social Summit has five parts: 1) Context: The importance of the European Pillar of Social Rights; 2) The complex challenges cities face in the post COVID-19 era; 3) Why cities matter; 4) The role of city l... Read More about The role of city leadership in European recovery.

From public leadership to civic leadership: How place-based innovation can help societies recover from COVID-19 (2021)
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Hambleton, R. (2021, April). From public leadership to civic leadership: How place-based innovation can help societies recover from COVID-19. Paper presented at Public management, governance and policy in extraordinary times: Challenges and opportunities, Virtual (Hosted by Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey)

Societies across the world now face at least four major challenges at once: 1) The COVID-19 health emergency; 2) A sharp economic downturn arising from the pandemic; 3) The global climate and ecological emergencies; and 4) Disturbing increases in soc... Read More about From public leadership to civic leadership: How place-based innovation can help societies recover from COVID-19.

Place-based leadership beyond place: Exploring the international dimension of civic leadership (2019)
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Hambleton, R. (2019, June). Place-based leadership beyond place: Exploring the international dimension of civic leadership. Paper presented at City Futures IV 2019, Dublin, Ireland

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.

Let's ban the lazy language of 'best practice'. An exploration of how to enhance the effectiveness of international city-to-city learning (2018)
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Hambleton, R. (2018, June). Let's ban the lazy language of 'best practice'. An exploration of how to enhance the effectiveness of international city-to-city learning. Paper presented at Reconciling past and future urban and regional strengths. Annual Conference of the European Urban Research Association (EURA), Tilburg, The Netherlands

This paper sets out five reasons why there is no such thing as ‘best practice’ when it comes to international city-to-city learning and dialogue. The paper then widens the conversation to consider the nature of international exchange and distinguish... Read More about Let's ban the lazy language of 'best practice'. An exploration of how to enhance the effectiveness of international city-to-city learning.

Place-based leadership and radical public innovation: Lessons from mayoral governance experimentation in Bristol, UK (2018)
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Hambleton, R., & sweeting, D. (2018, April). Place-based leadership and radical public innovation: Lessons from mayoral governance experimentation in Bristol, UK. Paper presented at International Research Society for Public Management, Edinburgh, Scotland

This paper explores two related questions: 1) Does the institutional design of the governance arrangements of a city make a difference to the performance of place-based leadership? And 2) Does the leadership style of the individual exercising mayoral... Read More about Place-based leadership and radical public innovation: Lessons from mayoral governance experimentation in Bristol, UK.

Inclusive city governance: International lesson drawing from progressive urban leadership (2017)
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Hambleton, R. (2017, September). Inclusive city governance: International lesson drawing from progressive urban leadership. Paper presented at DSA2017: Sustainability Interrogated: Societies, growth and social justice, Bradford, UK

This paper outlines concepts that may be able to help us better understand the power of place in our globalising world. More specifically, it aims to show how good place-based leadership can promote inclusive urban development in both developed and... Read More about Inclusive city governance: International lesson drawing from progressive urban leadership.

The rise of the city region - exploring alternative models of sub-national governance (2017)
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Hambleton, R. (2017, June). The rise of the city region - exploring alternative models of sub-national governance. Paper presented at European Urban Research Association, Warsaw, Poland

In recent years a growing number of countries have embarked on reforms designed to strengthen the arrangements that they have in place for city region, or metropolitan, governance. This paper, which draws on a recent research project carried out for... Read More about The rise of the city region - exploring alternative models of sub-national governance.

Uniting public purpose in a city: Insights from progressive urban leadership in Bristol, UK (2017)
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Hambleton, R. (2017, April). Uniting public purpose in a city: Insights from progressive urban leadership in Bristol, UK. Paper presented at Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, USA

The new, directly elected mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, has set out a vision for a new kind of civic leadership for a progressive city. Launched at a citywide event, in September 2016, Mayor Rees’s ‘City Office’ concept brings together most of the... Read More about Uniting public purpose in a city: Insights from progressive urban leadership in Bristol, UK.

Innovation in progressive urban leadership: Why bringing 'place' to the centre of public leadership studies is vital in our globalising world (2017)
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Hambleton, R. (2017, April). Innovation in progressive urban leadership: Why bringing 'place' to the centre of public leadership studies is vital in our globalising world. Paper presented at Leadership for Public and Social Value, 2nd International Public and Political Leadership Conference, Milton Keynes, England

The new, directly elected mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, has set out a vision for a new kind of civic leadership for a progressive city. Launched at a citywide event, in September 2016, Mayor Rees’s ‘City Office’ concept brings together most of the... Read More about Innovation in progressive urban leadership: Why bringing 'place' to the centre of public leadership studies is vital in our globalising world.

Can local leadership advance the cause of social inclusion? (2016)
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Hambleton, R. (2016, June). Can local leadership advance the cause of social inclusion?. Paper presented at European Urban Research Association, Torino, Italy

Across the world cities are becoming more and more unequal. A growing body of literature shows that ostracized groups exist in all countries, rich and poor, and that processes of social exclusion now prevent many people from participating fully in t... Read More about Can local leadership advance the cause of social inclusion?.

Beyond resilience: The role of leadership in progressive planning (2015)
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Hambleton, R. (2015, July). Beyond resilience: The role of leadership in progressive planning. Paper presented at Association of European Schools of Planning, Prague, Czech Republic

Resilience has become an influential concept in planning theory and, to some extent, in planning practice. This paper, by drawing on research on the role of place-based leadership in promoting progressive planning and urban innovation in cities in f... Read More about Beyond resilience: The role of leadership in progressive planning.

From smart cities to wise cities (2015)
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Hambleton, R. (2015, April). From smart cities to wise cities. Paper presented at Association of American Geographers, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Much of the literature on so-called ‘smart cities’ is self-congratulatory in tone. Digital enthusiasts claim that the current revolution in communication technologies will transform cities in the 21st Century in the way electricity changed them in t... Read More about From smart cities to wise cities.

Place-based leadership and urban innovation: The unsung drivers of progressive change in the modern era (2015)
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Hambleton, R. (2015, April). Place-based leadership and urban innovation: The unsung drivers of progressive change in the modern era. Paper presented at Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, Miami, Florida, USA

Place-less power, meaning the exercise of power by decision makers who are unconcerned about the impact of their decisions on communities living in particular places, has grown significantly in the last thirty years. A consequence is that societies... Read More about Place-based leadership and urban innovation: The unsung drivers of progressive change in the modern era.

Analysing change in urban political leadership: Does introducing a mayoral form of governance make a difference? (2015)
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Sweeting, D., & Hambleton, R. (2015, April). Analysing change in urban political leadership: Does introducing a mayoral form of governance make a difference?. Paper presented at Urban Affairs Annual Conference, Miami, Florida, USA

The reform of the institutions of urban political leadership is often put forward as a means to improve city governance. Introducing alternative arrangements for decision-making within a municipality can redistribute the powers and responsibilities o... Read More about Analysing change in urban political leadership: Does introducing a mayoral form of governance make a difference?.

Place-based leadership: A new approach to justice in planning? (2014)
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Hambleton, R. (2014, July). Place-based leadership: A new approach to justice in planning?. Paper presented at From Control to Co-evolution: AESOP Annual Conference, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Planning theorists have neglected the role of leadership in planning. A consequence is that planning scholarship is missing opportunities to advance the influence of planning in creating more just and more inclusive cities. This paper argues that p... Read More about Place-based leadership: A new approach to justice in planning?.

Leading the inclusive city: International lesson drawing for future urban governance (2014)
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Hambleton, R. (2014, June). Leading the inclusive city: International lesson drawing for future urban governance. Paper presented at City Futures 2014, Paris

Some commentators take the view that the growth of multi-national companies operating on a global basis is now so well developed that cities are best viewed as helpless victims in a global flow of events. Distant, unelected decision makers now deter... Read More about Leading the inclusive city: International lesson drawing for future urban governance.

From the smart city to the wise city: The role of universities in place-based leadership (2014)
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Hambleton, R. (2014, June). From the smart city to the wise city: The role of universities in place-based leadership. Presented at Smart City: New Media, Social Participation and Urban Governance, Shanghai, China

For a variety of reasons the notion of the smart city has grown in popularity and some even claim that all cities now have to be ‘smart’. For example, some digital enthusiasts argue that advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) a... Read More about From the smart city to the wise city: The role of universities in place-based leadership.

Inclusive urban leadership: New ways of strengthening place-based power (2014)
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Hambleton, R. (2014, May). Inclusive urban leadership: New ways of strengthening place-based power. Paper presented at Innovative governance patterns and grassroots activism in local events, Milan, Italy

This paper is about concepts – place, power, leadership, inclusion and public innovation. These topics are not always centre-stage in discussions of grassroots activism. It will be suggested that they deserve to be given more attention by those wis... Read More about Inclusive urban leadership: New ways of strengthening place-based power.

Place-based leadership: a new avenue for planning research? (2013)
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Hambleton, R. (2013, September). Place-based leadership: a new avenue for planning research?. Paper presented at Annual UK/Ireland Planning Research Conference, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK