Rescaling of Planning Power: Comparing Functional Planning Reforms in Six European Countries

Conceptualising Metropolitan Regions: How Institutions, Policies, Spatial Imaginaries and Planning Are Influencing Metropolitan Development

“…In response to processes of governance rescaling, 'change agents' benefit from windows of opportunity (Kingdon 2011) emerging in metropolitan areas to create multi-stakeholder reform coalitions to foster new metropolitan engagements. Through strategies of legitimation including rhetorical appeals to authority, logic and emotion (Finlayson 2012;Davoudi et al 2019), change agents attempt to set new agendas by persuading other actors to redefine their goals and interests (Getimis 2016).…”

Analysing governance through local leaders’ perceptions: comparative surveys, academic networks, and main results (review article)

“…The growing complexity of the decision-making process in the so-called context of governance, the changing structure of local authorities' budgets, and the decentralization of decisive policies require specific types of leadership that are deeply engaged in agenda setting, long-term visioning, and networking activities. Also required is entrepreneurial leadership that is particularly committed to finding opportunities for local development (Getimis, 2016). Such developments have been associated in North American research with exclusive agenda attention to projects supposed to foster the economic growth of the local community and its level of economic well-being in a context of open competitiveness between localities (Logan and Molotch, 1987).…”