Reframing state-citizen relationships in a time of austerity
Principal Investigator: Professor Joe Painter (Durham University)
From 2012 to 2013
This project examines how the different policy stances of the Scottish and UK public sectors are being rolled out in a time of austerity. It will identify and examine the mechanisms through which the role of the state is being changed in light of the ‘Big Society’ and ‘Localism’ agenda in England and the Community Empowerment Bill in Scotland. Read more
Localism and connected neighbourhood planning
Principal Investigator: Phil Jones (University of Birmingham)
2012
The Localism Act, 2011 gives communities the power to set up a Neighbourhood Forum and produce a Neighbourhood Plan for development in their area. Those Forums have relatively little resource to undertake these complex planning exercises. Read more
Localism, Narrative & Myth
Principal Investigator: Antonia Layard (then University of Cardiff, then University of Birmingham)
From 2012 to 2013
Localism, Narrative & Myth was a research project funded by the Connected Communities programme of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) in 2012-2013. The academic partners were Antonia Layard (now Bristol), Raksha Pande (Durham), Joe Painter (Durham), Hilary Ramsden (then UWE) and Hamish Fyfe (Glamorgan). The project consisted of two strands both of which are available on this website. Read more
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