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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Workshop announcement:

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

📅 24 Nov 2025 | Hybrid format

Join top experts to discuss the future of local governance in England.

👤 Hosted by the PSA Local Politics and Governance specialist group.

🔗 Register now: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-g...

Hybrid Workshop - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - Possibilities and (Missed?) Opportunities | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

PSA Local Governance and Politics Specialist Group WorkshopDate: 24 November 2025Time: 12:30 – 17:00 GMTLocation: Online, and limited in person spaces available at the Political Studies Association, E...

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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 6d

*PSA EVENT* TLN Webinar Series 'English #Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill - Possibilities & (Missed?) Opportunities' Hybrid workshop with PSA Local Governance & #Politics Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social
📆 24 November, 12.30 - 5 pm, Online & PSA HQ
➡️ FREE and open to all

Hybrid Workshop - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - Possibilities and (Missed?) Opportunities | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

PSA Local Governance and Politics Specialist Group WorkshopDate: 24 November 2025Time: 12:30 – 17:00 GMTLocation: Online, and limited in person spaces available at the Political Studies Association,…

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · 14d

Navigating Changing Economies and Rural Policy: Left Behind Places or Left Behind People?

Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1111/soru...

Navigating Changing Economies and Rural Policy: Left Behind Places or Left Behind People?

Place-based studies of regional policy ask how places can better adapt to economic and social changes. This is especially prescient for research and policy supporting ‘left-behind’ regions. This pape...

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · 14d

New from Joanie Willett

Navigating Changing Economies and Rural Policy: Left Behind Places or Left Behind People

"Current scholarship focusses on the infrastructures,organisations and economies in a space but risks overlooking theimportance of understanding the lives of the people that live there"

Navigating Changing Economies and Rural Policy: LeftBehind Places or Left Behind People?

Joanie Willett
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

ABSTRACTPlace-based studies of regional policy ask how places can better adapt to economic and social changes. This is especially prescientfor research and policy supporting ‘left-behind’ regions. This paper amends this question, asking not how placesadapt, but how thepeople living and working within them navigate change. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Cornwall in the United Kingdomand the Southwest of Virginia, USA, the paper uses the complex adaptive region assemblage to explore how locals make sense oftheir changing region and the opportunities that they imagine are available. The paper argues that regional policy needs to reflectthat supportive communities are crucial for individuals as they try to navigate changes to their local economies but that currentlymany community supports are unable to connect people to assemblages where new opportunities exist. Inadequate understandingof peoples lives can lead to ineffective policy-making with lasting implications.

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Jack Newman @jacknewman.bsky.social · 14d

The Pride in Place Strategy was published yesterday (despite being immediately burried by ID cards news!)

In many ways its levelling up continuity, but it also contains a blueprint for neighbourhood governance that could soon be rolled out nationally. A space to watch.

www.gov.uk/government/c...

Pride in Place

Documents and guidance relating to the government’s Pride in Place Strategy, which will help build stronger communities, create thriving places and empower local people.

www.gov.uk

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Local Government Studies @lgstudies.bsky.social · 17d

📢 🆕 NEW in Local Government Studies: 'Managing inclusive co-creation processes in a superdiverse neighborhood: drivers of inclusion in the case of Rotterdam' from authors Warda Belabas, Ingmar van Meerkerk and Thomas van den Kieboom. #openaccess

doi.org/10.1080/0300...

Managing inclusive co-creation processes in a superdiverse neighborhood: drivers of inclusion in the case of Rotterdam

This study responds to the call in the literature for more attention to examine the inclusive nature of co-creation processes. It explores the dynamic nature of inclusion within co-creation process...

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jacktshaw.bsky.social @jacktshaw.bsky.social · 16d

I've written in The MJ with Patrick Diamond about London devolution.

Stronger governance and more fiscal autonomy are important enablers to get London motoring, alongside more muscle to build infrastructure and homes:
www.themj.co.uk/stronger-dev...

Stronger devo can solve the London problem

Before Labour entered Downing Street in July last year, the Conservatives had a fractious relationship with London's mayor. The Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps,...

www.themj.co.uk

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Jun 13

On Thursday, @tjarnold.bsky.social and @paulanderson88.bsky.social are launching their new report:

📘 The State of Intergovernmental Relations in England

Sign up to the launch event here (Thu 19th June, 1.30pm):

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-lau...

Report Launch: The State of Intergovernmental Relations in England

The state of Intergovernmental Relations in England: towards a new era of partnership?

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 15

Local Politics and Governance roundtable:

A fascinating discussion about the relationship between academic research and policy-making. Speakers are focusing on the academic contribution to the English devolution agenda.

#PSA25

PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 14

Jim Chandler presenting:

'Is Local Government in the UK a Redundant Term?'

#PSA25

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 14

Phil Swann presenting:

'Politicians and central-local government relations'

@swannphil.bsky.social

#PSA25

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 14

Georgina Blakeley presenting:

Where next for city-region devolution under the Labour Government?

#PSA25

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 14

Neil Barnett presenting on:

'The Growing Pains of Devolution in England: A Case Study of the Yorkshire and Humber region.'

#PSA25

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Pete Eckersley @peckersley.bsky.social · Apr 13

En route to Birmingham for the 75th annual conference of the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social.

I'll be presenting a paper in a @psalocalpol.bsky.social panel, based on Bethany Rex's fieldwork into how municipal museum managers negotiate austerity and pressure to generate income to continue operating.

Picture of bridges spanning River Tyne in Newcastle-Gateshead

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 14

The first PSA Local Politics & Governance panel is getting underway at #PSA2025 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @psalocalpol.bsky.social

🪑 @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social
📄 Neil Barnett
📄 Georgina Blakeley
📄 @swannphil.bsky.social
📄 Jim Chandler

@peckersley.bsky.social @tjarnold.bsky.social

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 11

See you in Birmingham on Monday for #PSA2025!

Check out the line-up for the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group in the thread below
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Arianna Giovannini @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social · Apr 9

🇬🇧So much looking forward to be back to the UK for @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social annual conference next week & contribute to @psalocalpol.bsky.social sessions!

✨The Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group has a fantastic line up of panels & roundtables at #PSA25 — check them out here & join us👇🏽🤓

PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 9

We're very excited about next week's Political Studies Association Conference @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🧵Here's a thread of the sessions run by the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group

Hopefully see you there!

@peckersley.bsky.social @tjarnold.bsky.social

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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · Apr 8

#PSA25 Conference programme & schedule now online. Delegate Guide & conference app out soon. buff.ly/08lGWUn

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 9

And don't miss our roundtable on Tue 15th April, 1.30pm (Dhani Prem, Exchange)

@ariannagiovannini.bsky.social
@marksandford.bsky.social
Catherine Durose
@louisereardon.bsky.social
Patrick Diamond
Pete Murphy
Rebecca Riley

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 9

On Tuesday, we have our third panel: 'Actors & Networks in Local Governance'

Tue 15th, 9.30am, Dhani Prem, Exchange

🪑 Joanie Willett
📄 Karina Retamal
📄 @neilpye72.bsky.social
📄 @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social
📄 @martonbene.bsky.social
📄 @peckersley.bsky.social

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 9

Our second panel: 'Empirical Reflections on Multi-level Governance '

Mon 14th, 3.30pm, Dhani Prem, Exchange

🪑 @drjackreed.bsky.social
📄 Janice Morphet
📄 @pillmad.bsky.social
📄 Michele Zadra
📄 Junseok Kim
📄 Alice Mazeaud

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 9

Our first panel will be: 'Central-local Relations & Devolution in England'

Mon 14th, 1.30pm, Dhani Prem, Exchange

🪑 @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social
📄 Neil Barnett
📄 Georgina Blakeley
📄 @swannphil.bsky.social
📄 Jim Chandler

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 9

We're very excited about next week's Political Studies Association Conference @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🧵Here's a thread of the sessions run by the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group

Hopefully see you there!

@peckersley.bsky.social @tjarnold.bsky.social

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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 4

We'll be joined by an excellent panel:

@ariannagiovannini.bsky.social
@marksandford.bsky.social
Catherine Durose
@louisereardon.bsky.social
Patrick Diamond
Pete Murphy
Rebecca Riley

PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 4

Looking forward to our PSA 2025 roundtable:

'Fixes for Government? Assessing the role of the academy in shaping policy through the case of English subnational governance'

Tue 15th April, 1.30pm, Dhani Prem room, Exchange building

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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