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Research interests
David specialises in local and urban governance studies. He has research experience both within the UK and in international comparative context. David’s most recent work has been on city leadership, and he is working on a research project on the introduction of mayoral governance in Bristol. His latest edited book 'Directly elected mayors in urban governance' was published by Policy Press 2017.
David has also worked on a projects on local political leadership in Spain, on local councillors in comparative perspective, and on various projects examining different aspects of urban governance funded by ESRC, the Nuffield Foundation, EPSRC, CLG, ODPM, and the European Commission.
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Structured keywords and research groupings
- Urban Research Cluster
- International Development
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Projects
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From conflict to collaboration: visualizing shifts in group energy to support creativity
Sweeting, D. W. J., Wilkinson, H., Stuijfzand, B. & Edwards, D.
1/01/19 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
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Reuniting health and planning
Sweeting, D. W. J., Carmichael, L., Townsend, T., Fischer, T., Sarker, C., Connolly, A. M. & Lock, K.
31/12/14 → 31/03/17
Project: Research
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The Bristol Civic Leadership Project: The impacts of mayoral governance in Bristol
Sweeting, D. W. J. & Hambleton, R.
1/09/14 → 31/07/15
Project: Other
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Easier said than done? Involving citizens in the smart city
Sweeting, D. W. J., de Alba-Ulloa, J., Pansera, M. & Marsh, A. D., 6 Apr 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy. 40, 6, p. 1365-1381 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Place, power and leadership: Insights from mayoral governance and leadership innovation in Bristol, UK
Hambleton, R., Sweeting, D. W. J. & Oliver, T., 1 Feb 2022, In: Leadership. 18, 1, p. 81-101 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Leadership at the subnational level: Mayoral and executive models
Karsten, N., Sweeting, D. W. J., Kjaer, U. & Kukovic, S., 18 May 2021, A research agenda for regional and local government. Callanan, M. & Loughlin, J. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 163-176 14 p. (Elgar Research Agendas).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book
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