Eckersley, Peter orcid.org/0000-0001-9048-8529 (2017) A new framework for understanding subnational policy-making and local choice. Policy Studies. pp. 76-90. ISSN 1470-1006
Abstract
This article presents a new and innovative framework to help analyse policy-making and depoliticisation within subnational governance arrangements. By focusing on the capacity (not the autonomy) of subnational governments to achieve their political objectives, and incorporating external actors along both the vertical and horizontal dimensions, it provides a dynamic tool to understand the extent to which municipal governments influence local policy-making processes. Furthermore, it stresses that greater ‘localism’ (or independence) between vertical tiers of government is likely to weaken subnational bodies and result in them becoming more interdependent with (or even dependent on) horizontal non-state actors within the locality. This would weaken their position in local governance arrangements and exacerbate the depoliticised nature of decision-making.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Author(s). |
Keywords: | depoliticisation,intergovernmental relations,localism,multi-level governance,organisational capacity,policy analysis,policy-making,power dependency,Subnational government |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Environment and Geography (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jan 2017 15:36 |
Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 00:10 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2016.1188910 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/01442872.2016.1188910 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:110591 |
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