Through their ambitious devolution programme, the Conservatives show a new
assertiveness in relation to restructuring the local state, in contrast to the laissez-faire …

Highlights An overview of invited articles for this Scholarly Exchange. A summary of the
research in LGBTQ+ scholarship in sport since 1969. Research is fundamental to …

The global economic crisis, which started in 2008, has had a major impact on societies in
Europe and the United States of America. Governments have implemented budget cuts and …

This paper explores social interaction in local 'public'social spaces such as local shops,
pubs, cafés, and community centres in deprived neighbourhoods. More specifically, it …

English local authorities face a combination of deep budget cuts and sharp increases in
citizen demand, linked to the costs of recession and demographic changes. Evidence from …

The scale of the cuts to local government finance, coupled with increasing demand for
services, has led to unprecedented 'budget gaps' in council budgets. Arguably, two …

This substantially revised edition of a highly topical text draws upon theory from Marx and
Bourdieu to offer a clearer understanding of community in capitalist society. The book takes …

Ideas and thinking about sustainability and sustainable development have permeated over
the last decades into most disciplines and sectors. The area of urban studies is no exception …

There has been much debate about the impact of recession and austerity on the voluntary
and community sector over recent years. Using secondary data from the 2008 National …

The post-2008 global economic recession has had different spatial impacts as national and
subnational economies are affected by and respond to economic downturn in a variety of …