The search for territorial fixes in subnational governance: City-regions and the disputed emergence of post-political consensus in Manchester, England

Urban Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2285-2314

  Deas, Iain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

city regions; local economic development; post politics; subnational territorial governance; urban policy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; NEOLIBERALISM; TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT; URBAN POLICY; URBAN REGION;

ENGLAND; MANCHESTER [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84908592584     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013510956     Document Type: Article

References (88)

1. Allmendinger P,Haughton G.Soft spaces, fuzzy boundaries, and metagovernance: The new spatial planning in the Thames Gateway.Environment and Planning A. 2009;41 (3): 617-633
2. Allmendinger P,Haughton G.Post-political spatial planning in England: A crisis of consensus?.Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 2012;37 (1): 89-103
3. A Governance Map for Greater Manchester. Wigan: AGMA; 2005:
4. Indices of Deprivation 2007: Results for Greater Manchester. Wigan: AGMA; 2008:
5. Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) (2012a) GM Investment Framework Independent Advisory Panel. Wigan: AGMA. Available at: http://www.agma.gov.uk/cms_media/files/detail_gm_investment_framework_independent_advisory_panelv2.pdf?static=1 (accessed 24 May 2012).
6. Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) (2012b) Greater Manchester Centres of Excellence Business Plan. Wigan: AGMA. Available at: http://www.agma.gov.uk/cms_media/files/9a_business_plan_2011_12.pdf (accessed 15 May 2012).
7. Badiou AMetapolitics. London: Verso; 2005:
8. BaileyDBentleyG (2012) Local Enterprise Partnerships and the Regional Growth Fund. Written evidence submitted to the House of Commons Business Innovation and Skills Committee, Ev 51, in House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, Local Enterprise Partnerships, Ninth Report of Session 2012–13, HC 598, London: The Stationery Office. Available at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmbis/598/598.pdf (accessed 10 July 2013).
9. Barlow M.Greater Manchester: Conurbation complexity and local government structure.Political Geography. 1995;14 (4): 379-400
10. Bentley G,Pugalis L.New directions in economic development: Localist policy discourses and the Localism Act.Local Economy. 2013;28 (3): 257-274
11. Bontje M,Musterd S,Pelzer PInventive City Regions: Path Dependence and Creative Knowledge Strategies. Aldershot: Ashgate; 2010:
12. Brenner N,Peck J,Theodore N.After neoliberalization?.Globalizations. 2010;7 (3): 327-345
13. Cannon T,Nathan M,Westwood AWelcome to the Ideopolis. London: Work Foundation; 2003:
14. Cities Taskforce (2007) Cities Renaissance: Creating Local Leadership. London: Conservative Party. Available at: http://www.conservatives.com/pdf/CityLeadership.pdf accessed 15 May 2012.
15. Clarke N,Cochrane A.Geographies and politics of localism: The localism of the United Kingdom’s coalition government.Political Geography. 2013;34:10-23
16. Cochrane AUnderstanding Urban Policy: A Critical Approach. Oxford: Blackwell; 2007:
17. Cochrane A,Peck J,Tickell A.Manchester plays games: Exploring the local politics of globalization.Urban Studies. 1996;33 (8): 1319-1336
18. Our Cities are Back: Competitive Cities make Prosperous Regions and Sustainable Communities. London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; 2004:
19. Crouch CPost Democracy. Cambridge: Polity Press; 2004:
20. Deas I,Ward KCity of Revolution: Restructuring Manchester. Peck JWard K, ed. Manchester: Manchester University Press; 2000:116-132.
21. DembskiS (2012) Symbolic markers and institutional innovation in transforming urban spaces. Unpublished PhD Thesis, Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam. Available at: http://dare.uva.nl/en/record/433434 (accessed 3 July 2013).
22. New Local Enterprise Partnerships criss-cross the country. London: BIS; 2010:
23. Strong and Prosperous Communities: The Local Government White Paper. London: HMSO; 2006:
24. Economic Prosperity Boards and Combined Authorities: Consultation on Draft Statutory Guidance. London: CLG; 2010:
25. Dikeç MBadlands of the Republic: Space, Politics and Urban Policy. London: John Wiley; 2008:
26. Emmerich M,Frankal B.Building the Manchester of the future.Local Economy. 2009;24 (1): 93-97
27. Updating the Evidence Base on English Cities. Final Report. London: Department for Communities and Local Government; 2011:
28. Florida RThe Rise of the Creative Class: And How it’s Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life. New York: Basic Books; 2004:
29. Forjan S,Shakespeare TCan Localism Deliver? Lessons from Manchester. London: Localis; 2009:
30. Gardiner B,Martin R,Tyler P.Does spatial agglomeration increase national growth?.Journal of Economic Geography. 2011;11 (6): 979-1006
31. Geddes PCities in Evolution. London: Williams and Margate; 1915:
32. Greasley S,John P,Wolman H.Does government performance matter? The effects of local government on urban outcomes in England.Urban Studies. 2011;48 (9): 1835-1851
33. Greater Manchester City Deal. Manchester: AGMA; 2012:
34. Gyford JThe Politics of Local Socialism. London: George Allen and Unwin; 1985:
35. Harding AStrategic Metropolitan Frameworks, Urban Competitiveness and Social Exclusion: A Case Study of Manchester City Pride. Liverpool: European Institute for Urban Affairs; 1999:
36. Harding A.Taking city regions seriously? Response to debate on ‘City-regions: New geographies of governance, democracy and social reproduction’.International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 2007;31 (2): 443-458
37. Harding A,Harloe M,Rees J.Manchester’s Bust Regime?.International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 2010;34 (4): 981-991
38. Harrison J.Life after regions? The evolution of city-regionalism in England.Regional Studies. 2012;46 (9): 1243-1259
39. Harrison J.Rethinking city-regionalism as the production of new non-state spatial strategies: The case of Peel Holdings Atlantic Gateway Strategy.Urban Studies. 2013;:
40. Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011. London: HMSO; 2011:
41. HeadlamN (2011) Manchester: Work in progress – Governance networks for economic development in the Greater Manchester city region. Unpublished PhD Thesis. Manchester: University of Manchester.
42. Hebbert M,Deas I.Greater Manchester – Up and going?.Policy and Politics. 2000;28 (1): 79-92
43. Heseltine MNo Stone Unturned: In Pursuit of Growth. London: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; 2012:
44. Unlocking Growth in Cities. London: Cabinet Office; 2011:
45. Devolving Decision Making: 3 – Meeting the Regional Economic Challenge: The Importance of Cities to Regional Growth. London: HMSO; 2006:
46. Is There a Future for Regional Government?. London: The Stationery Office; 2007:
47. Big shot or long shot? How elected mayors can help drive economic growth in England’s cities. London: Centre for Cities; 2011:
48. Cities North West. Warrington: NWDA; 2006:
49. Jones AIdeopolis: Knowledge City-Regions. London: Work Foundation; 2006:
50. Landry CThe Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators. London: Earthscan; 2008:
51. Leadbetter COriginal Modern: Manchester’s Journey to Innovation and Growth. London: National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts; 2009:
52. Lowndes V,Squires S.Cuts, collaboration and creativity.Public Money and Management. 2012;32 (6): 401-408
53. Lyons MPlace-shaping: A Shared Ambition for the Future of Local Government. London: The Stationery Office; 2007:
54. McKillop T.Manchester needs to adopt a global outlook.Financial Times. 2008;:
55. MacLeod G.Urban politics reconsidered: Growth machine to post-democratic city?.Urban Studies. 2011;48 (12): 2629-2660
56. MacLeod G.New urbanism/smart growth in the Scottish Highlands: Mobile policies and post-politics in local development planning.Urban Studies. 2013;50 (11): 2196-2221
57. Manchester: Knowledge Capital. Manchester: Manchester City Council; 2003:
58. City Pride Prospectus. Manchester: Manchester City Council; 1994:
59. A New Deal for Manchester. Wigan: AGMA; 2006a:
60. A New Deal for Manchester. Wigan: AGMA; 2006b:
61. Marshall A,Finch DCity Leadership: Giving City Regions the Power to Grow. London: Institute for Public Policy Research; 2006:
62. May T,Perry BKnowledge Capital: From Concept to Action. Manchester: Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures, University of Salford; 2003:
63. Manchester Independent Economic Review (MIER) (2009) Reviewers’ Report. Manchester: Commission for the New Economy. Available at: http://www.manchester-review.org.uk/download/?id=642 (accessed 19 April 2012).
64. MinterH (2010) The voice of authority: Five minutes with Sir Howard Bernstein. The Guardian, 9November. Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardian-professional/2010/nov/09/sir-howard-bernstein-blog (accessed 15 May 2012).
65. Morgan K.The new territorial politics: Rivalry and justice in post-devolution Britain.Regional Studies. 2001;35 (4): 343-348
66. Morris K,Williams LA Council of Perfection? Reviewing the Links Between Types of Governance and the Economic Success of Cities. London: The Work Foundation; 2008:
67. Mouffe COn the Political. London: Routledge; 2005:
68. A Framework for City Regions. London: ODPM; 2006:
69. Papas C.Cities reject mayoral notion.Regeneration and Renewal. 2006;:8
70. Pike A,Tomaney J.The state and uneven development: The governance of economic development in England in the post-devolution UK.Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. 2009;2 (1): 13-34
71. Peck JConstructions of Neoliberal Reason. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2010:
72. Peck J.Geographies of policy: From transfer-diffusion to mobility-mutation.Progress in Human Geography. 2011;35 (6): 773-797
73. Pugalis L,Townsend A.Rebalancing England: Sub-national development (once again) at the crossroads.Urban Research and Practice. 2012;5 (1): 157-174
74. Quilley S.Manchester first: From municipal socialism to the entrepreneurial city.International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 2000;24 (3): 601-615
75. Rancière JDisagreement: Politics and Philosophy. Minneapolis MA: University of Minnesota Press; 2004:
76. Rees J,Harding AManchester Case Study: The Case for Agglomeration Economies in Europe. Luxembourg: European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion (ESPON); 2010:
77. Robinson F,Goddard J,Wren CEconomic Development Policies: An Evaluative Study of the Newcastle Metropolitan Region. London: Clarendon Press; 1987:
78. Robson BCity of Revolution: Restructuring Manchester. Peck JWard K, ed. Manchester: Manchester University Press; 2002:34-49.
79. Robson B,Barr R,Lymperopoulou K, et alA Framework for City Regions: Mapping City-regions. London: ODPM; 2006:
80. Swyngedouw E.The antinomies of the postpolitical city: In search of a democratic politics of environmental production.International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 2009;33 (3): 601-620
81. Swyngedouw E.Apocalypse forever? Post-political populism and the spectre of climate change.Theory, Culture and Society. 2010a;27 (2–3): 213-232
82. SwyngedouwE (2010b) Post-democratic cities for whom and for what?Paper Presented to Regional Studies Association Annual Conference, Pecs, Hungary, 26 May. Available at: http://www.variant.org.uk/events/pubdiscus/Swyngedouw.pdf (accessed 27 August 2013).
83. Swyngedouw E.Interrogating post-democratization: Reclaiming egalitarian political spaces.Political Geography. 2011;30 (7): 370-380
84. Towards a Strong Urban Renaissance. London: Urban Task Force; 2005:
85. Wannop UThe Regional Imperative: Regional Planning and Governance in Britain, Europe and the United States. London: Jessica Kingsley; 1995:
86. Ward K,Jonas A.Competitive city-regionalism as a politics of space: A critical reinterpretation of the new regionalism.Environment and Planning A. 2004;36 (12): 2119-2139
87. Williams GMetropolitan Planning in Britain: A Comparative Study. Roberts PThomas KWilliams G, ed. London: Jessica Kingsley; 2002:112-130.
88. Žižek SThe Ticklish Subject: The Absent Centre of Political Ontology. London: Verso; 1999: