What does resilient local government look like?
Background
Further building our evidence and understanding on which public services, delivered at which level of government, deliver greatest public value and what we can learn from different policy approaches taken across the UK.
Next steps
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Research fields
Related UKRI funded projects
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Reframing Citizen Relationships with the Public Sector in a Time of Austerity: Community Empowerment in England and Scotland
This project will examine the Scottish and UK public sector's approach to community empowerment and its impact on fostering citizen-state relationships in a time of austerity. Launching its 'Big Society Agenda', the UK C...
Funded by: AHRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project examines the approach to community empowerment by the public sector in Scotland and England, which is relevant to understanding what resilient local government looks like.
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What Works Scotland Centre
What Works Scotland will be a collaborative centre bringing together staff from the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, other academics and key non-academic partners. Its aim is to support the use of evidence to plan ...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on promoting the systematic use of evidence in the design, reform, and delivery of public services, which is partially relevant to understanding resilient local government.
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De Montfort University And Association for Public Service Excellence
To develop practical tools and guides to be able to offer specialist services to, and advocacy for, councils addressing the operational challenges of reduced public spending....
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on practical tools and guides for councils addressing operational challenges of reduced public spending, which is partially relevant to understanding resilient local government.