New state spaces can be seen as products of the interaction between emerging initiatives
and pre‐existing institutional arrangements (Peck 1998, Space and Polity 2: 5–31). In the …

The turn to city-regionalism in Scotland is a consequence of the policy and political assertion
of the importance of cities in the new territorial economy of a devolved state. Moreover, the …

Examining the startling revival of the Scottish Conservative Party under Ruth Davidson's
leadershipKey featuresFirst book to examine the recent revival of the Scottish Conservative …

Reforms in local government often follow decisions that are taken by central governments.
To initiate these changes, law is the most important mechanism. This article analyzes the …

Purpose–The aim of this paper is to examine whether there is potential for political parties to
use flawed financial figures in performance measures designed to assist them in …

The Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1996 makes provision for national legislation
to determine the local political structures in respect of a number of categories of …

Ostensibly, the reorganization of Scottish local government in 1996 was intended to create a
more local, more efficient, and more accountable system. However, through grant …

Focuses on the establishment of elected regional assemblies in England. Need for a
mechanism to spur a referendum on regional government; Future of the unelected Regional …

The White Paper is a cautious document. It proposes devolving only limited executive
powers to elected regional assemblies. There must be doubt whether electors will be willing …

A strange sense of calm fell over the question of elected regional government on 5
November 2004. The referendum in the North-East, on the previous day, returned a vote …