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‘In the shadow of hierarchy’: meta‐governance, policy reform and urban regeneration in the West Midlands
Author(s) -
Whitehead Mark
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4762.00105
Subject(s) - hierarchy , corporate governance , shadow (psychology) , politics , representation (politics) , public administration , multi level governance , state (computer science) , power (physics) , political science , economics , management , law , psychology , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , computer science , psychotherapist
This paper explores the relationship between political hierarchy and the complex webs of political organization associated with urban governance. Deploying the concept of meta‐governance and a study of urban policy reform in the West Midlands region of England, this paper claims that state and governmental hierarchies continue to have a crucial role in coordinating the activities of governance regimes in the UK. This paper concludes by considering the effects of hierarchical power on the systems of political participation and representation that are associated with urban governance.