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Why we must reverse forty years of super-centralisation (2023)
Digital Artefact
Hambleton, R. (2023). Why we must reverse forty years of super-centralisation. [Website Article]

Strengthening the power of place in modern societies is essential if we want to co-create fair and sustainable ways of living. In the UK context this means giving a really significant boost to the tax raising powers of elected local governments. Th... Read More about Why we must reverse forty years of super-centralisation.

Political leadership: When place makes a difference (2023)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2023). Political leadership: When place makes a difference. In F. Teles (Ed.), Handbook on Local and Regional Governance (234-252). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing

This chapter considers the importance of place in the modern world and explores the major power struggle that is now underway between place-less power and place-based power. Place-less power refers to the exercise of power by decision makers who are... Read More about Political leadership: When place makes a difference.

Conversation #48: The radical right threat to cities and communities (2022)
Digital Artefact
Hambleton, R. (2022). Conversation #48: The radical right threat to cities and communities. [Website article]

This short article examines the growing influence of right-wing parties on local politics in Europe. It suggests that the rise of the radical right is not, as some commentators have claimed, a new phenomenon. Rather, the article explains that right... Read More about Conversation #48: The radical right threat to cities and communities.

Economic growth Swedish style (2022)
Digital Artefact
Hambleton, R. (2022). Economic growth Swedish style. [Website Article]

This article suggests that, if the UK central government wants to bring about strong economic growth, whilst also levelling up the country, it should draw lessons from countries that have already done this. The example set out is Sweden. This count... Read More about Economic growth Swedish style.

EURA Conversations May 2020 - May 2022 (2022)
Book
Hambleton, R., Jones, A., Long, L. A., & Vinci, I. (Eds.). (2022). EURA Conversations May 2020 - May 2022. Dortmund, Germany: European Urban Research Association

In May 2020 the European Urban Research Association (EURA) launched a series of ‘conversations’ on the EURA website. The purpose of this initiative was to create a new space where EURA members could discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cit... Read More about EURA Conversations May 2020 - May 2022.

Successful public protest (2022)
Digital Artefact
Hambleton, R. (2022). Successful public protest. [Online article]

In June 2020 the toppling of the statue of Edward Colston, a prolific Bristol slave trader, attracted international headlines. This short article follows up on this remarkable event and discusses the trial, in January 2022, of the four anti-racism c... Read More about Successful public protest.

What does direct election deliver? (2022)
Digital Artefact
Hambleton, R. (2022). What does direct election deliver?. [Online publication]

This short article for the Bristol Ideas website is a contribution to the public debate about whether or not to retain the directly elected mayor model of governance in our city. It explains how the direct election process has three main benefits.

The Bristol referendum 2022: Thinking through the options (2022)
Digital Artefact
Hambleton, R., Sweeting, D., & Oliver, T. (2022). The Bristol referendum 2022: Thinking through the options. [Online article]

This short article outlines the differences between the mayoral model of decision-making (in which citizens directly elect the city leader) and the committee system of decision-making (in which elected councillors choose who will be the leader of the... Read More about The Bristol referendum 2022: Thinking through the options.

The Bristol referendum 2022: Thinking through the options (2022)
Report
Sweeting, D., Hambleton, R., & Oliver, T. (2022). The Bristol referendum 2022: Thinking through the options. Bristol: Policy Bristol

In May 2022 there will be a referendum on Bristol City Council’s governance arrangements. The citizens of Bristol will be asked to decide if they wish to retain the mayoral system of decision-making or replace it with a committee system of decision-m... Read More about The Bristol referendum 2022: Thinking through the options.

Levelling up - getting beyond the rhetoric (2021)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2021). Levelling up - getting beyond the rhetoric. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 90(11/12), 373-378

This article examines the UK government's so-called 'levelling up' policy and outlines two scenarios for the future of this policy. The analysis suggests that levelling up can be characterised as a slogan in search of a policy. Despite announcing t... Read More about Levelling up - getting beyond the rhetoric.

Co-creating the tolerant city: The role of inspirational civic leadership (2021)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2021). Co-creating the tolerant city: The role of inspirational civic leadership. In Local Government in Europe. New perspectives and democratic challenges (181-198). Bristol: Bristol University Press

In recent decades, the international movement of peoples to cities has accelerated, and some cities now have very high numbers of foreign-born residents. This chapter offers a contribution to current debates about the leadership and management of mu... Read More about Co-creating the tolerant city: The role of inspirational civic leadership.

Place, power and leadership: Insights from mayoral governance and leadership innovation in Bristol, UK (2021)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R., Sweeting, D., & Oliver, T. (2022). Place, power and leadership: Insights from mayoral governance and leadership innovation in Bristol, UK. Leadership, 18(1), 81-101. https://doi.org/10.1177/17427150211028122

This article aims to enhance understanding of the role of place in urban leadership by examining the way leadership changed significantly following the introduction of mayoral governance into a UK city. In 2012, 10 cities in England held referendums... Read More about Place, power and leadership: Insights from mayoral governance and leadership innovation in Bristol, UK.

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)
Presentation / Conference
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)
Presentation / Conference
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.