Social inclusion and the 'Get Heard' process: Implications for the horizontal and vertical integration of governance and policy in the UK

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-143

  Pemberton, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Get Heard'; 'Open Method of Co ordination'; Horizontal and vertical integration; Informal and formal agreements; National Action Plans; Social inclusion policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549162005     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0952076707086251     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. Armstrong, K.A. (2006) 'The "Europeanisation" of Social Exclusion: British Adaptation to EU Co-ordination', British Journal of Politics and International Relations 8: 79-100.
2. Bakvis, H. and Juillet, L. (2004) The Horizontal Challenge: Line Departments, Central Agencies and Leadership. Ottawa: Canada School of Public Service.
3. Burchardt, T., LeGrand, J. and Piachaud, D. (2002) 'Degrees of Exclusion: Developing a Dynamic, Multidimensional Measure', in J. Hills, J. LeGrand and J. Piachaud (eds) Understanding Social Exclusion, pp. 30-43. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
4. Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) (2006) Local Area Agreements: Guidance for Round 3 and Refresh of Rounds 1 and 2. London: DCLG.
5. Department for Education and Skills (DfES) (2004) Every Child Matters: Next Steps. Nottingham: DfES.
6. Department for Education and Skills (DfES) (2005) Early Impacts of Sure Start Local Programmes on Children and Families, Research Report NESS/ 2005/FR/13. Nottingham: DfES.
7. Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) (2006a) Working Together: UK National Action Plan on Social Inclusion 2006-08. London: DWP.
8. Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) (2006 b) 'Guidance for Towns and Cities Invited to Submit an Expression of Interest for DWP's City Strategy', URL (consulted May 2007): http://www.dwp.gov.uk/welfarereform/ docs/
9. Department of Social Security (DSS) (1999) Opportunity for All: Tackling Poverty and Social Exclusion. London: The Stationery Office.
10. Diamond, J. and Liddle, J. (2005) The Management of Regeneration: Choices, Challenges and Dilemmas. London: Routledge.
11. Goodwin, M., Jones, M. and Jones, R. (2005) 'Devolution, Constitutional Change and Economic Development: Explaining and Understanding the New Institutional Geographies of the British State', Regional Studies 39(4): 431-6.
12. HM Treasury (2007) Review of Sub-national Economic Development and Regeneration. London: HM Treasury.
13. Jordan, A. (2001) 'The European Union: An Evolving System of Multi-level Governance... or Government?', Policy and Politics 29(2): 193-208.
14. Lawless, P. (2006) 'Area Based Urban Interventions: Rationale and Outcomes - The New Deal for Communities Programme in England', Urban Studies 43(11): 1991-2011.
15. Levitas, R. (1996) 'The Concept of Social Exclusion and the New "Durkheiman" Hegemony', Critical Social Policy 46(16): 5-20.
16. Levitas, R. (1998) The Inclusive Society: Social Exclusion and New Labour. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
17. Levitas, R. (2005) The Inclusive Society: Social Exclusion and New Labour, 2nd edn. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
18. Levitas, R. (2006) 'The Concept and Measurement of Social Exclusion', in C. Pantazis, D. Gordon and R. Levitas (eds) Poverty and Social Exclusion in Britain: The Millennium Survey, pp. 123-60. Bristol: Policy Press.
19. Liverpool Black and Other Racial Minorities (BRM) Network (2006) Liverpool Black and Other Racial Minorities (BRM) Joint Action Plan. Liverpool: BRM Network.
20. Lloyd, M.G. (2007) '"Pooled Sovereignty" and Institutional Integration for Community Regeneration in Scotland and Canada', revised paper submitted to Local Economy, March 2007. Available from the author on request at Department of Civic Design, University of Liverpool: http://www.liv.ac.uk/civdes/staff/Lloyd.htm.
21. Local Agreements Network (2007) Strategic Cross-boundary Working: How Will Maas Help? London: Shared Intelligence.
22. Local Government Association (LGA) (2005) Briefing: Reaching Out: An Action Plan on Social Exclusion. London: LGA.
23. McGhee, D. (2003) 'Joined-Up Government, "Community Safety" and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-gendered Citizens', Critical Social Policy 23(5): 345-74.
24. Marsh, D. and Smith, M.J. (2001) 'There is More Than One Way to do Political Science: On Different Ways to Study Policy Networks', Political Studies 49(3): 528-41.
25. Mason, M. (2004) 'Collaborative Partnerships for Urban Development: A Study of the Vancouver Agreement'. London: LSE Research Online, URL (consulted May 2007): http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/archive/00000692
26. Meegan, R. and Mitchell, A. (2001) 'It's Not Community Round Here, It's Neighbourhood: Neighbourhood Change and Cohesion in Urban Regeneration Policies', Urban Studies 38(12): 2167-94.
27. Merseyside Social Inclusion Observatory (MSIO) (2005) Merseyside Gets Heard: A Profile of Social Exclusion and Poverty on Merseyside, MSIO Research Report No. 6. Liverpool: MSIO.
28. Morgan, K. (2002) 'The New Regeneration Narrative: Local Development in the Multi-Level Polity', Local Economy 17(3): 191-9.
29. Morphet, J. (2004) Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI): Scoping Paper on Integrated Planning. London: Royal Town Planning Institute Research and Knowledge Committee.
30. NewHeartlands (2005) Scheme Update. Liverpool: NewHeartlands.
31. Noon, D., Smith-Canham, J. and Eagland, M. (2000) 'Economic Regeneration and Funding', in P. Roberts and H. Sykes (eds) Urban Regeneration: A Handbook, pp. 61-85. London: SAGE.
32. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) (2003) More than a Roof: A Report into Tackling Homelessness. London: ODPM.
33. Payne, M. and Yates, S. (2006) 'Not so NEET?: A Critique of the Use of the Term "NEET" in Setting Targets for Interventions with Young People', Journal of Youth Studies 9(3): 329-44.
34. Pepper, J. and Perkins, R. (2003) Social Inclusion and Recovery: A Model for Mental Health Practice. London: Elsevier.
35. Peters, G.B. and Pierre, J. (2001) 'Developments in Intergovernmental Relations: Towards Multi-level Governance', Policy and Politics 29(2): 131-5.
36. Pierre, J. and Stoker, G. (2000) Towards Multi-level Governance', in P. Dunleavy, A. Gamble, I. Holliday and G. Peele (eds) Developments in British Politics, 6th edn, pp. 29-46. London: Macmillan.
37. Rhodes, R.A.W. (1996) 'The New Governance: Governing without Government', Political Studies 44(4): 652-67.
38. Rhodes, R.A.W. (1997) Understanding Governance: Policy Networks, Governance, Reflexivity and Accountability. Buckingham: Open University Press.
39. Room, G. (ed.) (1995) Beyond the Threshold?: The Measurement and Analysis of Social Exclusion. Bristol: Policy Press.
40. Sabatier, P.A. and Pelkey, N. (1987) 'Incorporating Multiple Actors and Guidance Instruments into Models of Regulatory Policymaking: An Advocacy Coalition Framework', Administration and Society 19: 236-63.
41. Silver, H. (1995) 'Reconceptualising Social Disadvantage: Three Paradigms of Social Exclusion', in G. Rodgers, C. Gore and J.B. Figueiredo (eds) Social Exclusion: Rhetoric, Reality, Responses, pp. 56-79. Geneva: International Labour Organization.
42. Social Exclusion Taskforce (2006) Reaching Out: An Action Plan on Social Exclusion. London: HM Government.
43. Social Exclusion Taskforce (2007) The Multidimensional Analysis of Social Exclusion. London: HM Government.
44. Social Exclusion Unit (SEU) (1997) Social Exclusion Unit: Purpose, Work Priorities and Working Methods. London: The Stationery Office.
45. Social Exclusion Unit (SEU) (2001) A New Commitment to Neighbourhood Renewal: National Strategy Action Plan. London: SEU.
46. Sullivan, H. and Skelcher, C. (2002) Working Across Boundaries: Collaboration in Public Services. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
47. Summerfield, D. (2001) 'Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Mental Health Services in the UK', Psychiatric Bulletin 25: 161-3.
48. Teague, P. (2006) 'Social Partnership and Local Development in Ireland: The Limits to Deliberation', British Journal of Industrial Relations 44(3): 421-43.
49. Theodore, N. and Peck, J. (2000) 'Searching for Best Practice in Welfare-to-work: The Means, the Method and the Message', Policy and Politics 29(4): 81-98.
50. Walker, R. (ed.) (1999) Ending Child Poverty: Popular Welfare for the 21st Century. Bristol: Policy Press.