Critical friend or absent partner? Institutional and organisational barriers to the development of regional civil society

Rumbul, Rebecca

doi:10.1177/0969776414564017

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“…This reflects the practices of large business interests elsewhere in Western Europe (Keating and Wilson, 2014: 854). Rumbul (2016) argues that many Welsh interest groups and civil society organizations have similarly tended to look towards, and to be (under-)resourced from, London. Therefore, the ‘engaged actor legitimacy’ of Wales’ devolved institutions, though stronger over time, remains complex and cannot be taken for granted.…”

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How can subnational governments develop and deliver distinctive policy agendas?

Connell

Denny

Martin

2021

International Review of Administrative Sciences

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The ways in which subnational governments develop and deliver distinctive policies is central to our understanding of effective multi-level governance systems. The existing literature focuses on institutional autonomy and the formal powers given to subnational governments but this is only one side of the story. Success also depends on the way in which policy actors deploy their powers, resources and legitimacy. This article presents an empirical analysis of two contrasting attempts to develop distinctive policy frameworks at the subnational level. It demonstrates the importance of looking beyond formal institutional powers and paying attention to policymakers’ political skills and visibility, as well as the strategies and tactics that they employ in deploying formal powers. It highlights, in particular, the need for subnational governments to focus on those issues where they can make a difference and to exploit their nodality within policy networks to foster collaboration with state and non-state actors who bring complementary resources. Points for practitioners A subnational government’s success in pursuing distinctive policy agendas depends on the issues it decides to focus on and the way it chooses to deploy the formal powers and resources available to it. There is little point in investing time and efforts in pursuing issues that national governments are unwilling to cede control over. However, where they are given a degree of autonomy, subnational governments need to exploit their pivotal position in policy networks to foster collaboration with a range of state and non-state actors who bring complementary resources.

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Section: Rules Capacity and Legitimacymentioning

confidence: 99%

How can subnational governments develop and deliver distinctive policy agendas?

Connell

Denny

Martin

2021

International Review of Administrative Sciences

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Theoretical Foundations of the City Social Space Study

Kostko

2021

TSU Herald. Soc Econ Law Res

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Cities are always in the focus of research attention due to their special importance for the present and future development of society. A city is a unity and a clash of mutually exclusive projections, trends, forms, which makes it a unique, specific, multifaceted phenomenon not just of the social life of its citizens, communities, but a basic element of civilization, a bond of a scattered and atomic world. Modern transformational changes are manifested most vividly and on a large scale in cities, hence the search for adequate measures, resources, management models for embedding in the context of the changes taking place. The search for conditions and tools for managing the development of cities is important. Strengthening the importance of social factors and elements for society, at the same time actualizes both scientific and practical interest in the social space of the city. The purpose of this article is to describe the theoretical foundations of the study of social space, its elements as an object of management in the context of the transition to digitalization. The social space of the city as a spatio-temporal focus of social activity, identity, normative perceptions of citizens is accepted as the basic object of research. The novelty of the article is determined by: an integrated approach to research, which is a combination of various scientific directions and schools; additional argumentation to substantiate the essence of the concepts of the stated topic; an attempt to translate abstract categories into indicators for management purposes. Analysis of modern ideas and classifications that characterize the concept of «smart city», the experience of its implementation allowed expanding the understanding of the characteristics of the «smart city dweller» and his role as a city dweller. A review of research works made it possible to reveal the meaning and characteristics of different types of space, the connectivity of space and place, the properties of urban practices, and modern municipal governance. The paper presents the argumentation that allows to identify the relationship between the main indicators of the city social space: modern and traditional (thick/thin) urban identity of citizens, urban identity of citizens and the identity of the city, forms of involvement and participation of citizens.

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Comment les gouvernements infranationaux peuvent-ils élaborer et mettre en œuvre des programmes stratégiques distincts ?

Connell¹,

Denny²,

Martin³

2022

Revue Internationale Des Sciences Administratives

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La manière dont les gouvernements infranationaux élaborent et mettent en œuvre des politiques distinctes est essentielle pour comprendre les systèmes efficaces de gouvernance à plusieurs niveaux. La littérature existante se concentre sur l’autonomie institutionnelle et les pouvoirs formels accordés aux gouvernements subnationaux, mais ce n’est qu’un aspect de la question. Le succès dépend également de la manière dont les acteurs politiques déploient leurs pouvoirs, leurs ressources et leur légitimité. Cet article présente une analyse empirique de deux tentatives contrastées de développer des cadres politiques distincts au niveau infranational. Il démontre l’importance de regarder au-delà des pouvoirs institutionnels formels et de prêter attention aux compétences politiques et à la visibilité des décideurs, ainsi qu’aux stratégies et tactiques qu’ils emploient pour déployer les compétences formelles. Il souligne notamment la nécessité pour les gouvernements infranationaux de se concentrer sur les questions où ils peuvent faire la différence et d’exploiter leur nodalité au sein des réseaux politiques pour favoriser la collaboration avec les acteurs étatiques et non étatiques qui apportent des ressources complémentaires. Remarques à l’intention des praticiens La capacité des gouvernements infranationaux à appliquer des programmes stratégiques distincts dépend des questions sur lesquelles ils décident de se concentrer et de la manière dont ils choisissent de déployer les compétences et les ressources formelles dont ils disposent. Il est inutile d’investir du temps et des efforts dans des questions sur lesquelles les gouvernements nationaux ne sont pas disposés à céder le contrôle. Toutefois, lorsqu’ils bénéficient d’un certain degré d’autonomie, les gouvernements infranationaux doivent exploiter leur position centrale dans les réseaux politiques pour favoriser la collaboration avec une série d’acteurs étatiques et non étatiques qui apportent des ressources complémentaires.

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Critical friend or absent partner? Institutional and organisational barriers to the development of regional civil society

Cited by 3 publications

References 49 publications

How can subnational governments develop and deliver distinctive policy agendas?

How can subnational governments develop and deliver distinctive policy agendas?

Theoretical Foundations of the City Social Space Study

Comment les gouvernements infranationaux peuvent-ils élaborer et mettre en œuvre des programmes stratégiques distincts ?

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