Locating Localism

Statecraft, Citizenship and Democracy

Jane Wills (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2016
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-2304-4 (ISBN)

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Combines political theory with attention to political practice to explore the development of localism as a new mode of statecraft. It highlights the challenges of the state devolving itself and the importance of citizens having the freedom, incentives and institutions needed to act.

Combining political theory with attention to political practice, this book explores the development of localism as a new mode of statecraft and its implications for the practice of citizenship. It looks at the development of community organising, neighbourhood planning and community councils that identify and nurture the energies, talents and creativity of the population to solve their own problems and improve our world.

Jane Wills is Professor of Human Geography, Queen Mary University of London. Her research interests focus on the changing geo-political-economy of work, new forms of urban political alliances including community organising living wage campaigns, and the politics and practice of localism in the UK. She has published widely in the field including, Global cities at work (2010), Union futures (2002), Dissident Geographies (2000) and Union retreat and the regions (1996).

Making sense of localism;
The geo-constitution and the long history of localism;
The place of the people;
Localist local government;
Institution building for localism;
Community organising, past and present;
Back to the Parish: the importance of place.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.07.2016
Zusatzinfo	22 Tables, black and white; 23 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Bristol
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4473-2304-1 / 1447323041
ISBN-13	978-1-4473-2304-4 / 9781447323044
Zustand	Neuware