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Participation and regeneration in the UK: the case of the New Deal for Communities
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Abstract The contention of this paper is that the policy discourses of 'community' and of 'participation' underpinning area-based regeneration programmes are overly simplistic, and their use in regeneration policy is, as a consequence, highly problematic. Based on an analysis of regeneration partnership in t... view more
The contention of this paper is that the policy discourses of 'community' and of 'participation' underpinning area-based regeneration programmes are overly simplistic, and their use in regeneration policy is, as a consequence, highly problematic. Based on an analysis of regeneration partnership in the north of England, this paper will demonstrate that, while partnership members share the same levels of access in decision-making structures, the members of partnership boards have such different understandings of the purpose of participation and the role of residents in the regeneration process that it has created conflict serious enough to affect delivery of regeneration.... view less
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Sociology of Settlements and Housing, Urban Sociology
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 305-317
Journal
Regional Studies, 43 (2009) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400701654244
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)