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Sarah Ayres*, Matthew Flinders, Mark Sandford
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
In recent decades, the devolution of power to subnational regional authorities has formed a key element of what has been termed the ‘unravelling’ or ‘unbundling’ of the state in many parts of the world. Even in the United Kingdom, with its distinctive global reputation as a power-hoarding majoritarian democracy, the devolution of powers to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland since 1998 can be located within this broader devolutionary dynamic. In recent years, this process has focused on ‘the English question’ and a reform agenda that claimed to offer a ‘devolution revolution’. This paper offers the first research-led analysis of the scope, scale and implications of these post-2015 reforms to English governance. It utilizes Jim Bulpitt’s statecraft approach to explore the changing nature of centre–periphery relationships within England. The main conclusion has been that a ‘rhetoric–reality gap’ currently exists and a ‘devolution revolution’ has not occurred.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 853-864 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Regional Studies |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 7 Sept 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 3 Jun 2018 |
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
1/01/16 → 31/05/18
Project: Research
1/09/15 → 1/04/16
Project: Research
Person: Academic , Member