It is important that the accountabilities and incentives are in place for it to improve outcomes and that we have the evidence to back this up.
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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
Lead research organisation: Durham University
The project specifically focuses on examining the impact of devolution on community empowerment and citizen-state relationships in England and Scotland, addressing the question directly.
The background for this seminar series lies in the introduction of Localism Act 2011. Since then, wherever parish councils do not exist, local people (or businesses) can set up neighbourhood forums to work collaborativel...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Bristol
While the project discusses neighborhood working and localism in the context of the Localism Act 2011, it does not directly address the opportunities devolution offers for strengthening local resilience and improving community cohesion.
There are many places in Britain that continue to experience the economic and social decline of the post-industrial turn of the late 1970s. Over many decades, these places have been neglected in national debates that hav...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Sheffield
The project focuses on empowering local leaders in post-Brexit Britain and addresses issues of devolution and austerity, but does not fully answer the question about opportunities devolution offers for strengthening local resilience and improving community cohesion.