Geographies and politics of localism: The localism of the United Kingdom's coalition government

被引：124

作者：

Clarke, Nick ^{[1
]}

Cochrane, Allan ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England

[2] Open Univ, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, Bucks, England

来源：

POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY | 2013年 / 34卷

关键词：

Localism; British politics; Spatial liberalism; Anti-politics; PUBLIC-PARTICIPATION; COMMUNITY; STATE; GOVERNANCE; SPACES; REGENERATION; ORGANIZATION; LESSONS; ENGLAND;

D O I：

10.1016/j.polgeo.2013.03.003

中图分类号：

P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];

学科分类号：

0705 ; 070501 ;

摘要：

There has always been a localist element to British politics. But recently, a particular version of localism has been moved to the foreground by the 2011 Localism Act. This paper identifies various uses and meanings of localism, maps their geographical assumptions and effects, and critiques their politics. It does this using the localism of the United Kingdom's Coalition Government as a case study of localism in practice. The rationalities, mentalities, programmes, and technologies of this localism are established from Ministerial speeches and press releases, along with Parliamentary Acts, Bills, White Papers, Green Papers, and Statements - all published between May 2010 when the Coalition Government was formed, and November 2011 when the Localism Act became law. We argue that localism may be conceptualised as spatial liberalism, is never straightforwardly local, and can be anti-political. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：10 / 23

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