McKee, K., Muir, J. and Moore, T. orcid.org/0000-0001-5943-3378 (2016) Housing policy in the UK: the importance of spatial nuance. Housing Studies, 32 (1). pp. 60-72. ISSN 0267-3037
Abstract
The UK has been engaged in an ongoing process of constitutional reform since the late 1990s, when devolved administrations were established in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. As devolution has evolved there has been a greater trend towards divergence in housing policy, which calls into question any notion of a ‘UK experience’. Whilst the 2014 Scottish independence referendum again returned constitutional reform high onto the political agenda, there still remain tensions between devolved governments and the UK Government in Westminster, with England increasingly becoming the outlier in policy terms. Informed by ideas of social constructionism, which emphasises the politics of housing, this paper draws on an analysis of policy narratives to highlight the need for greater geographical sensitivity. This requires not only more spatial nuance, but also a recognition that these differences are underpinned by divergent political narratives in different parts of the UK. This emphasis on the politics underpinning policy has relevance internationally in other geographical contexts.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Housing Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Devolution; constitutional change; Scottish referendum; welfare reform; social constructionism |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Urban Studies & Planning (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Nov 2016 15:47 |
Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2017 20:33 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2016.1181722 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/02673037.2016.1181722 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:107557 |