Inclusive Place-Based Leadership: Lesson-Drawing from Urban Governance Innovations in Bristol, UK

Robin Hambleton — 2018-10-09T05:00:00Z

Across the world, progressive city leaders are working to limit the damaging impact of decisions made by “placeless” leaders, meaning powerful interests that are unconcerned about the consequences of their decisions for particular places and communities. Robin Hambleton outlines a new way of thinking about place-based leadership and reports on the steps being taken by Mayor Marvin Rees and other civic leaders in Bristol, UK, to test this model in practice.
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- From the Field / local government, governance, local governance, United Kingdom, progressive urban politics, civic innovation, progressive mayors, city leadership, power of place, collaborative governance, inclusion, Bristol, England

Civic Innovation and Creative Campaigns: How Fresh Ideas Are Compromising Local Democracy

2015-10-27T06:00:00Z

The trend of civic innovation in contemporary activism relies much on modern tools of communication as a quasi-corporate way to confront contemporary social issues. But, the authors explain, activism that is agnostic about outcomes reifies privilege, discourages dissent and raw emotion, and falls short of addressing the most pressing issues of our time.
Civic engagement today is different than in the past. Many contemporary activists eschew sit-ins, picket lines, and paper petitions, stalwart

- From the Field / participation, United States, civic innovation, civil society, Providence, activism, privilege

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Inclusive Place-Based Leadership: Lesson-Drawing from Urban Governance Innovations in Bristol, UK

Civic Innovation and Creative Campaigns: How Fresh Ideas Are Compromising Local Democracy