Robert Tobin
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199641567
- eISBN:
- 9780191738418
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199641567.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter posits an overlapping sense of alienation among Southern Protestants and Irish intellectuals during the 1930s and 1940s, as both groups found themselves out of step with the pieties of ...
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This chapter posits an overlapping sense of alienation among Southern Protestants and Irish intellectuals during the 1930s and 1940s, as both groups found themselves out of step with the pieties of the Catholic nationalist culture predominant at the time. It identifies secular Catholic intellectuals Seán O'Faoláin and Owen Sheehy Skeffington as central figures in Irish society and the importance of the journal The Bell. It evaluates Butler's attempts to frame his notions of communal belonging in philosophical terms, placing his writings in the context of his own wide reading, the ideas of George W. Russell, and the influence of Catholic Vocationalism in 1930s Ireland. It introduces his fascination with various social utopian experiments from history, analyses his attitude to his own Christian inheritance, and evaluates his essentially secular brand of Protestantism. It notes the evolution of traditionally Protestant institutions such as the Irish Times and Trinity College Dublin in accommodating social change.Less
This chapter posits an overlapping sense of alienation among Southern Protestants and Irish intellectuals during the 1930s and 1940s, as both groups found themselves out of step with the pieties of the Catholic nationalist culture predominant at the time. It identifies secular Catholic intellectuals Seán O'Faoláin and Owen Sheehy Skeffington as central figures in Irish society and the importance of the journal The Bell. It evaluates Butler's attempts to frame his notions of communal belonging in philosophical terms, placing his writings in the context of his own wide reading, the ideas of George W. Russell, and the influence of Catholic Vocationalism in 1930s Ireland. It introduces his fascination with various social utopian experiments from history, analyses his attitude to his own Christian inheritance, and evaluates his essentially secular brand of Protestantism. It notes the evolution of traditionally Protestant institutions such as the Irish Times and Trinity College Dublin in accommodating social change.
Christopher Ali
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252040726
- eISBN:
- 9780252099168
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252040726.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Media Studies
Local media is at a turning point. Legacy outlets – television and newspapers – are declining while emerging platforms are failing to take their place. When it comes to the policies and regulations ...
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Local media is at a turning point. Legacy outlets – television and newspapers – are declining while emerging platforms are failing to take their place. When it comes to the policies and regulations governing local television, regulators are struggling to address audience gravitation and fragmentation, the declining commercial viability of broadcasting, and the ongoing crisis of journalism. In an era of digital platforms such as YouTube and Facebook, regulators are also grappling with a question they had never anticipated: What does it mean to be local in the digital age? The lack of an answer has left them unsure of how to define a locality, what counts as local news, if the information needs of communities are being met, and the larger role of local media in a democracy. Through comparative analysis, Media Localism explains, assesses, and critiques these issues and asks how communication regulators in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom defined, mobilized and regulated “the local” in broadcasting from 2000 to 2012. Using critical theories of space and place, critical regionalism and critical political economy, and based on document analysis and interviews, Ali offers a fresh approach to localism in media policy. Through policy critique and intervention Ali argues that it is only through redefining the scope of localism that regulators can properly understand and encourage local media in the 21st century.Less
Local media is at a turning point. Legacy outlets – television and newspapers – are declining while emerging platforms are failing to take their place. When it comes to the policies and regulations governing local television, regulators are struggling to address audience gravitation and fragmentation, the declining commercial viability of broadcasting, and the ongoing crisis of journalism. In an era of digital platforms such as YouTube and Facebook, regulators are also grappling with a question they had never anticipated: What does it mean to be local in the digital age? The lack of an answer has left them unsure of how to define a locality, what counts as local news, if the information needs of communities are being met, and the larger role of local media in a democracy. Through comparative analysis, Media Localism explains, assesses, and critiques these issues and asks how communication regulators in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom defined, mobilized and regulated “the local” in broadcasting from 2000 to 2012. Using critical theories of space and place, critical regionalism and critical political economy, and based on document analysis and interviews, Ali offers a fresh approach to localism in media policy. Through policy critique and intervention Ali argues that it is only through redefining the scope of localism that regulators can properly understand and encourage local media in the 21st century.
Christopher Ali
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252040726
- eISBN:
- 9780252099168
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252040726.003.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Media Studies
The introductory chapter introduces the reader to the concept of localism in both broadcast policy and critical theory. It also provides a brief historical overview of local broadcast policy in the ...
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The introductory chapter introduces the reader to the concept of localism in both broadcast policy and critical theory. It also provides a brief historical overview of local broadcast policy in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom, and unpacks the methods and methodologies employed in the research. More specifically, it discusses the value of document analysis and interviews to critical media policy studies, explains critical discourse analysis, and introduces the concept of critical regionalism which will be further explicated in chapter 1. Additionally, the chapter introduces the reader to two terms coined in the book: “the political economy of localism” and “default localism.” The chapter concludes with an outline of the chapters to follow.Less
The introductory chapter introduces the reader to the concept of localism in both broadcast policy and critical theory. It also provides a brief historical overview of local broadcast policy in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom, and unpacks the methods and methodologies employed in the research. More specifically, it discusses the value of document analysis and interviews to critical media policy studies, explains critical discourse analysis, and introduces the concept of critical regionalism which will be further explicated in chapter 1. Additionally, the chapter introduces the reader to two terms coined in the book: “the political economy of localism” and “default localism.” The chapter concludes with an outline of the chapters to follow.
Christopher Ali
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252040726
- eISBN:
- 9780252099168
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252040726.003.0007
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Media Studies
In Chapter 6, the case studies are analyzed through the frameworks of critical regionalism and critical political economy. The first section describes how a political economy of localism has come to ...
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In Chapter 6, the case studies are analyzed through the frameworks of critical regionalism and critical political economy. The first section describes how a political economy of localism has come to exist within media policy discourse. This system favors the status quo over alternatives, tethers local media exclusively to specific places, and impedes our ability to think through ways to bridge the spatial and social divides of localism. The second section reintroduces critical regionalism as an approach that tempers this political economy. The chapter argues that while the political economy of localism works to stifle policy alternatives, there are policy windows – “moments of critical regionalism” – that require our attention. The chapter offers a definition of media localism based on critical regionalism and the case studies.Less
In Chapter 6, the case studies are analyzed through the frameworks of critical regionalism and critical political economy. The first section describes how a political economy of localism has come to exist within media policy discourse. This system favors the status quo over alternatives, tethers local media exclusively to specific places, and impedes our ability to think through ways to bridge the spatial and social divides of localism. The second section reintroduces critical regionalism as an approach that tempers this political economy. The chapter argues that while the political economy of localism works to stifle policy alternatives, there are policy windows – “moments of critical regionalism” – that require our attention. The chapter offers a definition of media localism based on critical regionalism and the case studies.
Rene Peter Hohmann
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781447310785
- eISBN:
- 9781447310808
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447310785.003.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
This short chapter provides an introduction to the book. It highlights the emergence of New Localism(s) across Europe and the role of Area-based initiatives as national urban policies for ...
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This short chapter provides an introduction to the book. It highlights the emergence of New Localism(s) across Europe and the role of Area-based initiatives as national urban policies for regenerating deprived urban areas. It ends with a short summary of each book chapters.Less
This short chapter provides an introduction to the book. It highlights the emergence of New Localism(s) across Europe and the role of Area-based initiatives as national urban policies for regenerating deprived urban areas. It ends with a short summary of each book chapters.
Rene Peter Hohmann
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781447310785
- eISBN:
- 9781447310808
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447310785.003.0002
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
The chapter investigates and compares manifestations of the New Localism(s) in two European countries that were chosen for this research, England and Germany. It identifies three features that ...
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The chapter investigates and compares manifestations of the New Localism(s) in two European countries that were chosen for this research, England and Germany. It identifies three features that characterise these New Localism(s). By retracing public policy reforms in England and Germany, it shows how principles of New Public Management (NPM) have played a crucial role in both countries for reform initiatives to seek new and alternative delivery mechanisms for local welfare provisions.Less
The chapter investigates and compares manifestations of the New Localism(s) in two European countries that were chosen for this research, England and Germany. It identifies three features that characterise these New Localism(s). By retracing public policy reforms in England and Germany, it shows how principles of New Public Management (NPM) have played a crucial role in both countries for reform initiatives to seek new and alternative delivery mechanisms for local welfare provisions.
Christopher Ali
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252040726
- eISBN:
- 9780252099168
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252040726.003.0006
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Media Studies
Chapter 5 chronicles regulatory attempts to bolster local television, particularly local television news, in the US, UK and Canada. It argues that each of these attempts ultimately fell victim to ...
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Chapter 5 chronicles regulatory attempts to bolster local television, particularly local television news, in the US, UK and Canada. It argues that each of these attempts ultimately fell victim to status quo thinking, a reliance on market factors, and a fallback to default localism. The American case study is an analysis of the FCC’s Broadcast Localism Inquiry. The Canadian case study is an evaluation of the Local Programming Improvement Fund, a subsidy to bolster local news amongst television stations. The UK case study is on the Local Digital Television Programme Service, which was an attempt to establish a local television system akin to those in North America in 2013.Less
Chapter 5 chronicles regulatory attempts to bolster local television, particularly local television news, in the US, UK and Canada. It argues that each of these attempts ultimately fell victim to status quo thinking, a reliance on market factors, and a fallback to default localism. The American case study is an analysis of the FCC’s Broadcast Localism Inquiry. The Canadian case study is an evaluation of the Local Programming Improvement Fund, a subsidy to bolster local news amongst television stations. The UK case study is on the Local Digital Television Programme Service, which was an attempt to establish a local television system akin to those in North America in 2013.
Peter Leyland
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199670024
- eISBN:
- 9780191749414
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199670024.003.0013
- Subject:
- Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law
This chapter explains how devolution has had a major impact on the role of the Westminster Parliament as an oversight body as well as transforming constitutional accountability at sub-national level ...
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This chapter explains how devolution has had a major impact on the role of the Westminster Parliament as an oversight body as well as transforming constitutional accountability at sub-national level by establishing a new democratically elected institutional framework based on a Parliament in Scotland and Assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland. A contrast is drawn between the approach to establishing financial accountability for devolution and for local government. The impact of financial allocation under the Barnett formula is discussed. Finally, it is argued that, although the reforms under the Scotland Act 2012 and Localism Act 2011 seek to establish greater financial accountability, including links between tax and spend in Scotland, the concurrent cuts in public expenditure imposed by central government are likely to undermine fundamental assumptions over the uniform state provision of services throughout the UK.Less
This chapter explains how devolution has had a major impact on the role of the Westminster Parliament as an oversight body as well as transforming constitutional accountability at sub-national level by establishing a new democratically elected institutional framework based on a Parliament in Scotland and Assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland. A contrast is drawn between the approach to establishing financial accountability for devolution and for local government. The impact of financial allocation under the Barnett formula is discussed. Finally, it is argued that, although the reforms under the Scotland Act 2012 and Localism Act 2011 seek to establish greater financial accountability, including links between tax and spend in Scotland, the concurrent cuts in public expenditure imposed by central government are likely to undermine fundamental assumptions over the uniform state provision of services throughout the UK.
Peter Leyland
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199684069
- eISBN:
- 9780191765865
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199684069.003.0009
- Subject:
- Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Philosophy of Law
This Chapter considers how referendums have come to be employed in the UK as an expression of popular sovereignty in the domain of territorial governance. It is pointed out that challenges to ...
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This Chapter considers how referendums have come to be employed in the UK as an expression of popular sovereignty in the domain of territorial governance. It is pointed out that challenges to constitutional questions of sovereignty depended on having a parliamentary mandate from an elected government but that since the first national referendum in 1975, over membership of the EEC, referendums have been turned to with increasing frequency. The practice relating to changes in the structure of sub-state governance, as part of devolution, regional government, and under the Localism Act 2011, suggest that a convention is emerging which requires the electorate to be consulted directly. However, the record over this period indicates that referendums have not only been used pragmatically but also with a lack of consistency. It is argued that to prevent abuse by government clear rules need to be formulated to determine when constitutional referendums can be held.Less
This Chapter considers how referendums have come to be employed in the UK as an expression of popular sovereignty in the domain of territorial governance. It is pointed out that challenges to constitutional questions of sovereignty depended on having a parliamentary mandate from an elected government but that since the first national referendum in 1975, over membership of the EEC, referendums have been turned to with increasing frequency. The practice relating to changes in the structure of sub-state governance, as part of devolution, regional government, and under the Localism Act 2011, suggest that a convention is emerging which requires the electorate to be consulted directly. However, the record over this period indicates that referendums have not only been used pragmatically but also with a lack of consistency. It is argued that to prevent abuse by government clear rules need to be formulated to determine when constitutional referendums can be held.
Connor J. Fitzmaurice and Brian J. Gareau
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780300199451
- eISBN:
- 9780300224856
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300199451.003.0010
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Development, Growth, and Environmental
Without abandoning the practical idea of farming as a business, the small-scale farmers in this book foster connections between consumer experiences and expectations and farming practices that ...
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Without abandoning the practical idea of farming as a business, the small-scale farmers in this book foster connections between consumer experiences and expectations and farming practices that support their visions of organic.
They try to build new, alternative markets to challenge the watering down of “organic” that the full-force entrance of corporate market logics ushered in. However, there are limitations to how sustainable such farming operations can be without further changing the relationships the modern food system is based upon. This chapter begins by recognizing the many limitations of localism, including the potentially neoliberal aspects of such efforts. However, the neoliberal notion that individuals can and should bring forth their own interests and engage in political contestation could (paradoxically) be the very kernel that further popularizes small-scale food production networks that provide safer, more healthful food and a better sense of community than the isolating conventional shopping experience. Finally, the chapter considers how deepening consumer involvement in the process of agriculture, incorporating concerns about social justice into local food systems, and addressing the inefficiencies of decentralized food production could push local agriculture to be even more alternative.Less
Without abandoning the practical idea of farming as a business, the small-scale farmers in this book foster connections between consumer experiences and expectations and farming practices that support their visions of organic.
They try to build new, alternative markets to challenge the watering down of “organic” that the full-force entrance of corporate market logics ushered in. However, there are limitations to how sustainable such farming operations can be without further changing the relationships the modern food system is based upon. This chapter begins by recognizing the many limitations of localism, including the potentially neoliberal aspects of such efforts. However, the neoliberal notion that individuals can and should bring forth their own interests and engage in political contestation could (paradoxically) be the very kernel that further popularizes small-scale food production networks that provide safer, more healthful food and a better sense of community than the isolating conventional shopping experience. Finally, the chapter considers how deepening consumer involvement in the process of agriculture, incorporating concerns about social justice into local food systems, and addressing the inefficiencies of decentralized food production could push local agriculture to be even more alternative.
David M. Farrell, Michael Gallagher, and David Barrett
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781526122643
- eISBN:
- 9781526138989
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9781526122643.003.0010
- Subject:
- Political Science, Comparative Politics
This chapter assesses how the record-breakings levels of electoral flux in 2016 may have impacted on attitudes towards representative politics in Ireland. First, it examines voter attitudes to the ...
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This chapter assesses how the record-breakings levels of electoral flux in 2016 may have impacted on attitudes towards representative politics in Ireland. First, it examines voter attitudes to the role of TDs (MPs) in 2016. The Irish tradition of high degrees of localism in representative politics is based on the strong attachment of Irish voters to a constituency orientation from their politicians. The analysis shows that this remains as strong as ever. There are, however, some changes in how voters make contact with their elected representatives – the second theme dealt with in this chapter. The intensity (or degree) of contact is resilient, but its form is shifting to more impersonal or virtual means of contact (especially among younger voters): the days of the ‘weekly clinic’ – that classic mainstay of representative politics in Ireland – may be numbered. Finally, the chapter examines what Irish voters thinks of their politicians overall – this latter theme referencing ongoing international debates about the emergence of populist attitudes. The evidence from the Irish case is a pretty positive one, with many voters indicating a favourable disposition towards their politicians – though this is not universal.Less
This chapter assesses how the record-breakings levels of electoral flux in 2016 may have impacted on attitudes towards representative politics in Ireland. First, it examines voter attitudes to the role of TDs (MPs) in 2016. The Irish tradition of high degrees of localism in representative politics is based on the strong attachment of Irish voters to a constituency orientation from their politicians. The analysis shows that this remains as strong as ever. There are, however, some changes in how voters make contact with their elected representatives – the second theme dealt with in this chapter. The intensity (or degree) of contact is resilient, but its form is shifting to more impersonal or virtual means of contact (especially among younger voters): the days of the ‘weekly clinic’ – that classic mainstay of representative politics in Ireland – may be numbered. Finally, the chapter examines what Irish voters thinks of their politicians overall – this latter theme referencing ongoing international debates about the emergence of populist attitudes. The evidence from the Irish case is a pretty positive one, with many voters indicating a favourable disposition towards their politicians – though this is not universal.
Maura E. Hametz
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780823243396
- eISBN:
- 9780823243433
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823243396.003.0008
- Subject:
- History, Social History
This chapter examines the court’s decision in the Paulovich case, the implementation of their ruling, and its impact on the application of surname legislation. It demonstrates how, even under the ...
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This chapter examines the court’s decision in the Paulovich case, the implementation of their ruling, and its impact on the application of surname legislation. It demonstrates how, even under the strictures of national dictatorship, local authorities adopted various legal strategies and approaches that affected the experience of local populations, and that periodic violence and overt repression were not the only tools Fascists employed to promote quiescence in the borderland. The Paulovich case served as a precedent in subsequent surname restoration cases, and the chapter shows how the surname campaign and its implementation in the borderland continued to provoke nationalist controversy until the outbreak of the World War II. The chapter reveals rifts between local officials and national authorities, illuminating the tensions that surfaced between officials charged with applying the nationalizing laws and those responsible for overseeing national legal standards and administration.Less
This chapter examines the court’s decision in the Paulovich case, the implementation of their ruling, and its impact on the application of surname legislation. It demonstrates how, even under the strictures of national dictatorship, local authorities adopted various legal strategies and approaches that affected the experience of local populations, and that periodic violence and overt repression were not the only tools Fascists employed to promote quiescence in the borderland. The Paulovich case served as a precedent in subsequent surname restoration cases, and the chapter shows how the surname campaign and its implementation in the borderland continued to provoke nationalist controversy until the outbreak of the World War II. The chapter reveals rifts between local officials and national authorities, illuminating the tensions that surfaced between officials charged with applying the nationalizing laws and those responsible for overseeing national legal standards and administration.
Rene Peter Hohmann
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781447310785
- eISBN:
- 9781447310808
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447310785.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
In the face of continuing challenges of urban decline, an increasing local policy activism in a number of European countries can be observed. The implementation of area-based initiatives (ABIs) for ...
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In the face of continuing challenges of urban decline, an increasing local policy activism in a number of European countries can be observed. The implementation of area-based initiatives (ABIs) for deprived urban areas, such as The ‘New Deal for Communities’ in England and the ‘Social City Programme’ in Germany, are examples of these New Localism(s). ABIs can be seen as test-beds for new forms of urban governance seeking to foster an active participation of residents and the Voluntary Sector. Based upon a comparative research in two cities, Bristol in England and Duisburg in Germany, this book is the first to cross-nationally compare the impacts of these national urban policies in two deprived urban areas in England and Germany. It evaluates the impacts of these New Localism(s) on organisations and development actors at the neighbourhood level. Using a rich data-set and applying a hands-on methodology it applies a mixed method approach to help the reader with a wider spectrum of illustrations and is aimed at those studying and working in the field of urban regeneration and planning.Less
In the face of continuing challenges of urban decline, an increasing local policy activism in a number of European countries can be observed. The implementation of area-based initiatives (ABIs) for deprived urban areas, such as The ‘New Deal for Communities’ in England and the ‘Social City Programme’ in Germany, are examples of these New Localism(s). ABIs can be seen as test-beds for new forms of urban governance seeking to foster an active participation of residents and the Voluntary Sector. Based upon a comparative research in two cities, Bristol in England and Duisburg in Germany, this book is the first to cross-nationally compare the impacts of these national urban policies in two deprived urban areas in England and Germany. It evaluates the impacts of these New Localism(s) on organisations and development actors at the neighbourhood level. Using a rich data-set and applying a hands-on methodology it applies a mixed method approach to help the reader with a wider spectrum of illustrations and is aimed at those studying and working in the field of urban regeneration and planning.
Liam Weeks
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780719099601
- eISBN:
- 9781526138774
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719099601.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, Political Theory
The aim of this chapter is to provide an insight into the make-up of the independent voter. Four features of the independent vote are examined in this chapter. The first concerns the socio-economic ...
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The aim of this chapter is to provide an insight into the make-up of the independent voter. Four features of the independent vote are examined in this chapter. The first concerns the socio-economic basis to the independent vote, the second feature examined is the extent to which support for independents is a personalistic and localistic vote, the third concerns party detachment, while the fourth feature examined is the protest element of the independent vote. These features feed back to the central thesis of this study that there are factors at play in Ireland that are permissive of independents. An important finding is that a vote for independents is not a completely irrational, aberrant vote. The presence of some consistent features suggests there is a logical structure to the independent vote. Under certain permissive conditions, such as a localistic and personalistic political culture, and a declining attachment to political parties, support for independents is greater.Less
The aim of this chapter is to provide an insight into the make-up of the independent voter. Four features of the independent vote are examined in this chapter. The first concerns the socio-economic basis to the independent vote, the second feature examined is the extent to which support for independents is a personalistic and localistic vote, the third concerns party detachment, while the fourth feature examined is the protest element of the independent vote. These features feed back to the central thesis of this study that there are factors at play in Ireland that are permissive of independents. An important finding is that a vote for independents is not a completely irrational, aberrant vote. The presence of some consistent features suggests there is a logical structure to the independent vote. Under certain permissive conditions, such as a localistic and personalistic political culture, and a declining attachment to political parties, support for independents is greater.
Yvonne Rydin
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781447308416
- eISBN:
- 9781447312062
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447308416.003.0006
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
While growth-dependent planning relies on the profitability of commercial development as a driver for change, this chapter considers how not-for-profit development can be fostered. It extends the ...
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While growth-dependent planning relies on the profitability of commercial development as a driver for change, this chapter considers how not-for-profit development can be fostered. It extends the discussion of affordable housing introduced in Chapter 5 by looking at the history of social housing and the role of direct public sector provision, the 5% Philanthropy movement and Garden Cities. It also considers innovations such as meanwhile uses and community-based development land trusts. Innovations in localism through the community right to build (Localism Act 2011) and equivalent overseas experiences are considered.Less
While growth-dependent planning relies on the profitability of commercial development as a driver for change, this chapter considers how not-for-profit development can be fostered. It extends the discussion of affordable housing introduced in Chapter 5 by looking at the history of social housing and the role of direct public sector provision, the 5% Philanthropy movement and Garden Cities. It also considers innovations such as meanwhile uses and community-based development land trusts. Innovations in localism through the community right to build (Localism Act 2011) and equivalent overseas experiences are considered.
Edward Ashbee
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780719090820
- eISBN:
- 9781781708873
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719090820.003.0004
- Subject:
- Political Science, Political Theory
This chapter considers the character of the right in both the US and the UK and, in particular, its approaches and attitudes towards the contemporary state and the ways in which it responded to the ...
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This chapter considers the character of the right in both the US and the UK and, in particular, its approaches and attitudes towards the contemporary state and the ways in which it responded to the resilience of “big government”. It argues that these included civic conservatism and efforts to ensure the accountability of those elected to public office.Less
This chapter considers the character of the right in both the US and the UK and, in particular, its approaches and attitudes towards the contemporary state and the ways in which it responded to the resilience of “big government”. It argues that these included civic conservatism and efforts to ensure the accountability of those elected to public office.
Nick Gallent and Steve Robinson
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781447300069
- eISBN:
- 9781447307648
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447300069.003.0003
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
This chapter examines the latest local government policy developments and roots them in a wider debate concerning the legitimate function of the state in respect of planning and service delivery. A ...
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This chapter examines the latest local government policy developments and roots them in a wider debate concerning the legitimate function of the state in respect of planning and service delivery. A spotlight is placed on government policy since 2010 and the meanings attached to ‘localism’ by the UK Coalition government;Less
This chapter examines the latest local government policy developments and roots them in a wider debate concerning the legitimate function of the state in respect of planning and service delivery. A spotlight is placed on government policy since 2010 and the meanings attached to ‘localism’ by the UK Coalition government;
Ben Clifford and Mark Tewdwr-Jones
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781447305118
- eISBN:
- 9781447307891
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447305118.003.0002
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
This chapter explores how planning reform can be conceptualised and the nature of broad changes from government to governance. Contextualising planning reform as part of a broader frame of public ...
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This chapter explores how planning reform can be conceptualised and the nature of broad changes from government to governance. Contextualising planning reform as part of a broader frame of public sector modernization, the way this can be understood through the lenses of neoliberalism and the New Public Management, New Labour’s Third Way and the Coalition’s Localism, and governance are all explored. The chapter concludes by speculating as to whether planners have been collaborators or resisters to the neoliberal reform of the state.Less
This chapter explores how planning reform can be conceptualised and the nature of broad changes from government to governance. Contextualising planning reform as part of a broader frame of public sector modernization, the way this can be understood through the lenses of neoliberalism and the New Public Management, New Labour’s Third Way and the Coalition’s Localism, and governance are all explored. The chapter concludes by speculating as to whether planners have been collaborators or resisters to the neoliberal reform of the state.
Linda Milbourne
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781847427236
- eISBN:
- 9781447310952
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847427236.003.0008
- Subject:
- Sociology, Politics, Social Movements and Social Change
Successive governments have turned to voluntary sector organisations to address concerns about civic and civil participation and this chapter examines voluntary sector advocacy work. The chapter ...
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Successive governments have turned to voluntary sector organisations to address concerns about civic and civil participation and this chapter examines voluntary sector advocacy work. The chapter focuses first on the changing emphases of advocacy activities and identifies growing constraints on independent action, comparing examples from international research with trends in the UK. It considers different purposes and approaches to advocacy, including supporting individuals, groups and services; and activities designed to bring about wider changes or to promote self-help. It draws on a series of examples from empirical study to explore these approaches and recent challenges, assessing the pressures of resource dependency. However, despite policy priorities to promote wider citizen engagement in shaping local decisions, it appears that advocacy strategies increasingly adopt ‘insider’ methods to gain success. This trend inevitably marginalises groups with limited resources and those campaigning differently for more exigent changes. The chapter questions whether this signals a co-option of VS advocates with advocacy activity narrowing in scope but gaining impact within a limited domain. However, it argues the intrinsically political nature of advocacy work and considers spaces available for pursuing and sustaining diverse advocacy goals.Less
Successive governments have turned to voluntary sector organisations to address concerns about civic and civil participation and this chapter examines voluntary sector advocacy work. The chapter focuses first on the changing emphases of advocacy activities and identifies growing constraints on independent action, comparing examples from international research with trends in the UK. It considers different purposes and approaches to advocacy, including supporting individuals, groups and services; and activities designed to bring about wider changes or to promote self-help. It draws on a series of examples from empirical study to explore these approaches and recent challenges, assessing the pressures of resource dependency. However, despite policy priorities to promote wider citizen engagement in shaping local decisions, it appears that advocacy strategies increasingly adopt ‘insider’ methods to gain success. This trend inevitably marginalises groups with limited resources and those campaigning differently for more exigent changes. The chapter questions whether this signals a co-option of VS advocates with advocacy activity narrowing in scope but gaining impact within a limited domain. However, it argues the intrinsically political nature of advocacy work and considers spaces available for pursuing and sustaining diverse advocacy goals.
