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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.

Place, power and post Covid-19 recovery (2021)
Digital Artefact
Hambleton, R. (2021). Place, power and post Covid-19 recovery. [Article (Comment)]

Robin Hambleton FRSA argues that Covid-19 is opening up promising political possibilities for radical place-based innovation and experiment.

Place-based leadership beyond place: The rise of international city diplomacy (2021)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2021). Place-based leadership beyond place: The rise of international city diplomacy. In M. Sotarauta, & A. Beer (Eds.), Handbook on City and Regional Leadership (131-151). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

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 chapter exami... Read More about Place-based leadership beyond place: The rise of international city diplomacy.

COVID-19 opens a new political window (2020)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2020). COVID-19 opens a new political window. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 89(11/12), 366-370

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused immense suffering and misery. However, at the same time, it has created new possibilities for rethinking the kind of society that we want to create in the future. This article adopts an international perspective and... Read More about COVID-19 opens a new political window.

Cities and Communities Beyond Covid-19. How Local Leadership Can Change Our Future for the Better (2020)
Book
Hambleton, R. (2020). Cities and Communities Beyond Covid-19. How Local Leadership Can Change Our Future for the Better. Bristol, UK: Bristol University Press

The COVID-19 virus outbreak has rocked the world and it is widely accepted that there can be no return to the pre-pandemic society of 2019. However, many suggestions for the future of society and the planet are aimed at national governments, interna... Read More about Cities and Communities Beyond Covid-19. How Local Leadership Can Change Our Future for the Better.

From best practice to relevant practice in international city-to-city learning (2020)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2020). From best practice to relevant practice in international city-to-city learning. In L. van den Dool (Ed.), Strategies for Urban Network Learning (31-56). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36048-1

This chapter sets out five main reasons why there is no such thing as 'best practice' when it comes to international city-to-city learning and dialogue. The chapter then considers the nature of international exchange and distinguishes three overlapp... Read More about From best practice to relevant practice in international city-to-city learning.

The Bristol One City Approach to city governance: New Civic Leadership in action (2020)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2020). The Bristol One City Approach to city governance: New Civic Leadership in action. Urban Research and Practice, 13(2), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2020.1752055

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 c... Read More about The Bristol One City Approach to city governance: New Civic Leadership in action.

What can local government learn from the coronavirus? (2020)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2020). What can local government learn from the coronavirus?. Local Government Chronicle,

This short Opinion article for Local Government Chronicle praises the response of UK local government to the covid-19 pandemic. It goes on to discuss three questions that are important for future public policy: 1) Was our country ready for this onsl... Read More about What can local government learn from the coronavirus?.

Mayoral governance in Bristol: Has it made a difference? (2020)
Report
Sweeting, D., Hambleton, R., & Oliver, T. (2020). Mayoral governance in Bristol: Has it made a difference?. Bristol: PolicyBristol

This research report on the impact of mayoral governance in Bristol analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the mayoral model. Researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England, Bristol have gathered data over an ei... Read More about Mayoral governance in Bristol: Has it made a difference?.

Leading the healthy city: Taking advantage of the power of place (2020)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2020). Leading the healthy city: Taking advantage of the power of place. Cities and Health, 4(2), 221-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2019.1693793

Creating healthy cities requires the exercise of bold city and community leadership. However, our understanding of the role of local leadership, from inside and outside the state, in bringing about processes that can co-create healthy, just and susta... Read More about Leading the healthy city: Taking advantage of the power of place.

Debate: Researching directly elected mayors—key questions to address (2019)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2020). Debate: Researching directly elected mayors—key questions to address. Public Money and Management, 40(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2019.1658998

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
Hambleton, R. (2019). Rallying the power of place. Local Government Chronicle, 30-31

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
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.

The New Civic Leadership: Place and the co-creation of public innovation (2019)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2019). The New Civic Leadership: Place and the co-creation of public innovation. Public Money and Management, 39(4), 271-279. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2019.1592908

© 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.

The dynamics of depoliticisation in urban governance: Introducing a directly elected mayor (2019)
Journal Article
Sweeting, D., & Hambleton, R. (2020). The dynamics of depoliticisation in urban governance: Introducing a directly elected mayor. Urban Studies, 57(5), 1068-1086. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098019827506

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.

A counter-movement to 'place-less' power. Planners as progressive place-based leaders (2018)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2018). A counter-movement to 'place-less' power. Planners as progressive place-based leaders. In A. Eraydin, & K. Frey (Eds.), Politics and conflict in governance and planning. Theory and practice (204-223). Abingdon: Routledge

This chapter argues that it is helpful to distinguish between place-less and place-based power. Place-less decision-makers are unconcerned about the impact of their decisions on communities living in particular localities. The forces of economic gl... Read More about A counter-movement to 'place-less' power. Planners as progressive place-based leaders.

Inclusive place-based leadership: Lesson-drawing from urban governance innovations in Bristol, UK (2018)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2018). Inclusive place-based leadership: Lesson-drawing from urban governance innovations in Bristol, UK

Across the world progressive city leaders are working to limit the damaging impact of decisions made by place-less leaders, meaning powerful interests that are unconcerned about the consequences of their decisions for particular places and communitie... Read More about Inclusive place-based leadership: Lesson-drawing from urban governance innovations in Bristol, UK.

Town-gown engagement can be chaotic but universities should be local civic leaders (2018)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2018). Town-gown engagement can be chaotic but universities should be local civic leaders. Local Government Chronicle, 19-19

This short article for a professional and practice audience examines the impact of universities on the localities where they are located. Evidence from the author's experience in the USA suggests that British universities could be doing much more to... Read More about Town-gown engagement can be chaotic but universities should be local civic leaders.

Let's ban the lazy language of 'best practice'. An exploration of how to enhance the effectiveness of international city-to-city learning (2018)
Presentation / Conference
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.

OK we didn't win the World Cup but Gareth Southgate offers solutions for local leadership (2018)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2018). OK we didn't win the World Cup but Gareth Southgate offers solutions for local leadership. Local Government Chronicle, 20-20

This short article for a professional and practice audience draws lessons for local leaders from Gareth Southgate's enormously successful leadership of the English national football team. Sports management is, of course, rather different from place-... Read More about OK we didn't win the World Cup but Gareth Southgate offers solutions for local leadership.

British universities - the sleeping giants of place-based leadership? (2018)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2018). British universities - the sleeping giants of place-based leadership?. People, Place and Policy, 11(4), https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2018.4889247933

This Alternatives paper explores the changing dynamics of town/gown relationships in modern Britain. It argues that there are major opportunities for improving collaboration between universities and ‘off campus’ actors, opportunities that could bene... Read More about British universities - the sleeping giants of place-based leadership?.

Place-based leadership and radical public innovation: Lessons from mayoral governance experimentation in Bristol, UK (2018)
Presentation / Conference
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.

How US local government resists Trump (2017)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2017). How US local government resists Trump. Local Government Chronicle,

This short article argues that, at a time when national politics is being disfigured by angry populism, learning from progressive US cities can be inspirational. It explains how two counties in California took President Trump to court over his attem... Read More about How US local government resists Trump.

Inclusive city governance: International lesson drawing from progressive urban leadership (2017)
Presentation / Conference
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)
Presentation / Conference
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)
Presentation / Conference
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)
Presentation / Conference
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.

Mayoral governance in Bristol: Has it made a difference? (2017)
Book Chapter
Sweeting, D., & Hambleton, R. (2017). Mayoral governance in Bristol: Has it made a difference?. In D. Sweeting (Ed.), Directly Elected Mayors in Urban Governance: Impact and practice (19-34). Bristol, UK: Policy Press

This chapter provides an assessment of the impact of introducing a mayoral model of governance into the City of Bristol, UK in 2012. It situates the Bristol reform in context, introduces a conceptual framework for understanding urban leadership and... Read More about Mayoral governance in Bristol: Has it made a difference?.

Directly elected mayors: A route to progressive urban leadership? (2017)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2017). Directly elected mayors: A route to progressive urban leadership?. In D. Sweeting (Ed.), Directly Elected Mayors in Urban Governance: Impact and Practice (243-263). Bristol, UK: Policy Press

This chapter explores whether the directly elected mayor model of governance can contribute to progressive policy making, meaning actively implementing policies and practices designed to move away from exploitation of people and the planet. A concep... Read More about Directly elected mayors: A route to progressive urban leadership?.

The super-centralisation of the English state – Why we need to move beyond the devolution deception (2016)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2017). The super-centralisation of the English state – Why we need to move beyond the devolution deception. Local Economy, 32(1), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094216686296

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. In a stream of high-profile announcements, the UK central government has said that it wants to devolve power to sub-regions within England – to city regions and across the country. This article presents evidence to show... Read More about The super-centralisation of the English state – Why we need to move beyond the devolution deception.

Place-based leadership (2016)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2016). Place-based leadership

This short article comments on the interim report of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) 'Inclusive Growth Commission'. It offers two suggestions on how to improve devolution policy in England. First, public policy makers should attempt to 'see like a... Read More about Place-based leadership.

Pulling their weight (2016)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2016). Pulling their weight

This Opinion piece argues that universities can become for more active in the communities where they are located. The article welcomes the efforts of the nine English universities involved in six pilot 'Leading Places' initiatives. It notes that U... Read More about Pulling their weight.

English devolution - time for a radical rethink (2016)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2016). English devolution - time for a radical rethink. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 85, 350-352

This article provides a robust critique of the UK central government's approach to devolution in England, arguing that the policy is incoherent, divisive, competitive and short-sighted. Public consultation has been minimal and many 'devolution deals... Read More about English devolution - time for a radical rethink.

Can local leadership advance the cause of social inclusion? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
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?.

Developing a leadership advantage? An assessment of the impact of mayoral governance in Bristol (2016)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R., & Sweeting, D. (2016). Developing a leadership advantage? An assessment of the impact of mayoral governance in Bristol. Regions Magazine, 302, 17-18

This article provides a summary of the main findings emerging from a 'before' and 'after' action-research study of the impact on a city of introducing a directly elected mayor form of governance. The discussion shows how the introduction of mayoral... Read More about Developing a leadership advantage? An assessment of the impact of mayoral governance in Bristol.

English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance. A short guide (2016)
Report
Hambleton, R. (2016). English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance. A short guide

This national guidance document for local authorities in England provides a summary of a longer research report setting out an international analysis of alternative approaches to sub-national governance. The guidance identifies six principles of goo... Read More about English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance. A short guide.

English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance (2016)
Report
Hambleton, R. (2016). English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance

This research report provides an international analysis of alternative approaches to sub-national governance. It examines the driving forces that are encouraging governments to create new city region governance arrangements and provides six principl... Read More about English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance.

Place-based collaboration: Leadership for a changing world (2015)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2015). Place-based collaboration: Leadership for a changing world. Administration -Dublin-, 63(3), 5-25

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 collaboration: Leadership for a changing world.

Place-based leadership: A new perspective on urban regeneration (2015)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2015). Place-based leadership: A new perspective on urban regeneration. Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 9(1), 10-24

The role of inspirational leadership in bringing about successful urban regeneration has been neglected. This paper attempts to provide a corrective by exploring the role of place-based leadership in modern urban governance. It outlines arguments tha... Read More about Place-based leadership: A new perspective on urban regeneration.

Beyond resilience: The role of leadership in progressive planning (2015)
Presentation / Conference
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)
Presentation / Conference
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.

Analysing change in urban political leadership: Does introducing a mayoral form of governance make a difference? (2015)
Presentation / Conference
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 and urban innovation: The unsung drivers of progressive change in the modern era (2015)
Presentation / Conference
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.

Civic leadership and local politics in multi-cultural cities (2015)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2015). Civic leadership and local politics in multi-cultural cities. In B. G. Peters, P. von Maravic, & E. Schroeter (Eds.), Politics of Representative Bureaucracy: Power, Legitimacy and Performance (140-160). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

Spirit of place (2015)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2015). Spirit of place

Place-based leadership allows strong and decisive planners to prove their value, with Melbourne a perfect example of what can be achieved. Here, Robin Hambleton looks at the Melbourne story - and explains how place-based leadership should be structur... Read More about Spirit of place.

Power, place and the New Civic Leadership (2015)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2015). Power, place and the New Civic Leadership. Local Economy, 30(2), 167-172. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094215570563

© The Author(s) 2015 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav. In the years since Local Economy was launched in 1986, globalisation has diminished the power of place-based leaders. Place-less actors, meaning people who are not... Read More about Power, place and the New Civic Leadership.

Leading the inclusive city. Place-based innovation for a bounded planet (2015)
Book
Hambleton, R. (2015). Leading the inclusive city. Place-based innovation for a bounded planet. Bristol: Policy Press

Cities are often seen as helpless victims in a global flow of events and many view growing inequality in cities as inevitable. This engaging book rejects this gloomy prognosis and argues that imaginative place-based leadership can enable citizens to... Read More about Leading the inclusive city. Place-based innovation for a bounded planet.

Evaluation as the co-construction of knowledge: Case studies of place-based leadership and public service innovation (2015)
Journal Article
Howard, J., Flores, A., & Hambleton, R. (2015). Evaluation as the co-construction of knowledge: Case studies of place-based leadership and public service innovation. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1474-786320140000015008

Copyright © 2015 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited. This chapter introduces the notion of the 'Innovation Story' as a methodological approach to public policy evaluation, which builds in greater opportunity for learning and reflexivity. The Innovat... Read More about Evaluation as the co-construction of knowledge: Case studies of place-based leadership and public service innovation.

Place-based leadership: A new approach to justice in planning? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
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)
Presentation / Conference
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)
Presentation / Conference
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)
Presentation / Conference
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 agenda for spatial planning and local governance (2014)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2014). Place-based leadership: A new agenda for spatial planning and local governance

Study an example of bold and imaginative planning and you will encounter leadership – probably inspirational leadership. Planning professionals understand this well enough. In contrast, planning theorists have paid very little attention to the impo... Read More about Place-based leadership: A new agenda for spatial planning and local governance.

Learning from cities in other countries (2014)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R., & Gross, J. S. (2014). Learning from cities in other countries. In R. L. Kemp, & C. J. Stephani (Eds.), Global Models of Urban Planning: Best Practices outside the United States (32-36). Jefferson NC: McFarland and Company Inc

Innovation in urban political leadership. Reflections on the introduction of a directly-elected mayor in Bristol, UK (2014)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R., & Sweeting, D. (2014). Innovation in urban political leadership. Reflections on the introduction of a directly-elected mayor in Bristol, UK. Public Money and Management, 34(5), 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2014.945793

In May 2012, 10 of England's largest cities, outside London, were required to hold referendums giving citizens the option of introducing a directly-elected mayor. Bristol was the only city to vote in favour of the mayoral model. This paper outlines t... Read More about Innovation in urban political leadership. Reflections on the introduction of a directly-elected mayor in Bristol, UK.

Place-based leadership: a new avenue for planning research? (2013)
Presentation / Conference
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

Place-based leadership and radical innovation (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2013, July). Place-based leadership and radical innovation. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the European Urban Research Association, Enschede, The Netherlands

Place-Based Leadership and Public Service Innovation (2013)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R., & Howard, J. (2013). Place-Based Leadership and Public Service Innovation. Local Government Studies, 39(1), 47-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2012.693076

This article discusses two matters that are becoming increasingly important in debates about local government: place-based leadership and public service innovation. The troubling international economic outlook means that many local authorities are fo... Read More about Place-Based Leadership and Public Service Innovation.

Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation for a Changing Climate (SNACC) final report (2012)
Report
Williams, K., Gupta, R., Smith, I., Joynt, . J., Hopkins, D., Bramley, G., …Musslewhite, C. (2012). Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation for a Changing Climate (SNACC) final report

The report presents findings from the Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation to a Changing Climate (SNACC) project. The project tested the effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of a range of adaptations to the physical environment (i.e. to homes, g... Read More about Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation for a Changing Climate (SNACC) final report.

Northern lights (2011)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2011). Northern lights

New leadership for democratic urban space (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2011, July). New leadership for democratic urban space. Paper presented at World Planning Schools Congress, Mexico City, Mexico

The kiwi connection: Reflections on local governance policy transfer between the UK and New Zealand (2011)
Journal Article
Cheyne, C., & Hambleton, R. (2011). The kiwi connection: Reflections on local governance policy transfer between the UK and New Zealand. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 13(2), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2011.556000

Local governance policy has been transferred between the United Kingdom and New Zealand since the mid-nineteenth century. In recent decades, however, the processes of exchange have become more complex and more bidirectional. This article argues that... Read More about The kiwi connection: Reflections on local governance policy transfer between the UK and New Zealand.

A Jekyll and Hyde localism bill? (2011)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2011). A Jekyll and Hyde localism bill?. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 80(1), 24-26

Place-based leadership and public service innovation (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R., & Howard, J. (2010, September). Place-based leadership and public service innovation. Paper presented at EURA Annual Conference on Understanding City Dynamics, Darmstadt, Germany

Civc leadership for the multi-cultural city (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2010, July). Civc leadership for the multi-cultural city. Paper presented at Towards representative democracy?, Friedrichshafen, Germany

Strengthening local democracy? (2009)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2009). Strengthening local democracy?. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 78(9), 355-356

Civic leadership and public service innovation (2009)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2009). Civic leadership and public service innovation. In S. Parker (Ed.), More than good ideas: The power of innovation in local government (103-109). London: NESTA/IDeA

Civic leadership and urban innovation (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2008, October). Civic leadership and urban innovation. Paper presented at European Urban Research Association, Milan

Leading localities as if communities matter (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2008, July). Leading localities as if communities matter. Paper presented at Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Chicago, USA

The kiwi connection (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R., & Cheyne, C. (2008, July). The kiwi connection. Paper presented at Policy transfer in a globalising world, Bristol

New leadership for democratic urban space (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2007, May). New leadership for democratic urban space. Presented at Life in the Urban Landscape Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden

Local leadership: Home thoughts from abroad (2007)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2007). Local leadership: Home thoughts from abroad. In W. Thomson (Ed.), Local leadership for global times (37-38). London: SOLACE Foundation Imprint

International lesson drawing for cities (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2006, December). International lesson drawing for cities. Paper presented at US Annual Congress of National League of Cities, Reno, Nevada, USA

Purpose and collegiality in planning education: An international perspective (2006)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2006). Purpose and collegiality in planning education: An international perspective. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 26(1), 107-117. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X06290936

This article considers the interplay between purpose, collegiality, and performance in planning education. A global transformation of higher education is now underway and this poses new challenges for all academics. This article adopts an internation... Read More about Purpose and collegiality in planning education: An international perspective.

European urban research in global context (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2006, May). European urban research in global context. Paper presented at European Urban Research Association Conference, Warsaw, Poland

Reflections on the state of urban affairs (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2006, April). Reflections on the state of urban affairs. Paper presented at Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada

The future of local government (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2005, June). The future of local government. Paper presented at National Local Government Conference, Melbourne, Australia

College communication strategies (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2005, April). College communication strategies. Paper presented at ACSP Administrators' Conference, Cincinnati, USA

U.S.-style leadership for english local government? (2004)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R., & Sweeting, D. (2004). U.S.-style leadership for english local government?. Public Administration Review, 64(4), 474-488. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2004.00393.x

Significant changes in the political management of local authorities in the United Kingdom are now taking place as a result of legislation passed by the Labour government since 1997. The new political management models aim to modernize local governan... Read More about U.S.-style leadership for english local government?.

Urban leadership: An innovation agenda (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2004, March). Urban leadership: An innovation agenda. Paper presented at American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual conference, Portland, USA

Leading localities. Rethinking the agenda (2004)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2004). Leading localities. Rethinking the agenda. In M. Haus, H. Heinelt, & M. Stewart (Eds.), Urban Governance and Democracy (190-213). Routledge

Interactive governance: A view from the UK (2004)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R., & Sweeting, D. (2004). Interactive governance: A view from the UK. In B. Denters, O. Van Heffen, J. Huisman, & P. Klok (Eds.), The Rise of Interactive Governance and Quasi-Markets. Kluwer Academic Publishers

City leadership and the new public management (2003)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2003, October). City leadership and the new public management. Paper presented at National Public Management Research Conference, Washington DC, USA

Leadership, management and the democratic city (2003)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2003, September). Leadership, management and the democratic city. Paper presented at Centre for Local Democracy Conference, Bristol, UK

The new city government: Innovation, service and democratic renewal (2003)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2003, January). The new city government: Innovation, service and democratic renewal. Paper presented at Distinquished Lecture to the Los Angeles City Club, Occassional Paper 5, Pat Brown Insitute of Public Affairs, California State University, Los Angeles, USA

European urban research: An emerging agenda (2002)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2002, April). European urban research: An emerging agenda. Paper presented at European Urban Research Association Conference, Turin, Italy

Exploring shifting dynamics of metropolitan governance (2002)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2002, March). Exploring shifting dynamics of metropolitan governance. Paper presented at University as Citizen Conference, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA

Enhancing local democracy (2001)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2001). Enhancing local democracy. In H. Kitchin (Ed.), A Democratic Future (21-25). Local Government Information Unit