List of tables, figures and boxes

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of tables, figures and boxes v
4. Notes on contributors vi
5. Acknowledgements xii
6. Foreword xv
7. Islands of hope in a sea of despair: civil society in an age of austerity 1
8. The North East of England: place, economy and people 19
9. The public sector and civil society
10. The public sector and civil society: introduction 37
11. Innovation outside the state: the Glendale Gateway Trust 43
12. The Byker Community Trust and the ‘Byker Approach’ 57
13. Cafe society: transforming community through quiet activism and reciprocity 73
14. ‘Computer Says No’: exploring social justice in digital services 89
15. Drive to thrive: a place-based approach to tackling poverty in Gateshead 105
16. City of Dreams: enabling children and young people’s cultural participation and civic voice in Newcastle and Gateshead 121
17. Are we ‘all in this together’? Reflecting on the continuities between austerity and the COVID-19 crisis 137
18. The civic university
19. The civic university: introduction 147
20. Reinventing a civic role for the 21st century: the cathedral and the university 153
21. Realising the potential of universities for inclusive, innovation-led development: the case of the Newcastle City Futures Urban Living Partnership pilot 169
22. Future Homes: developing new responses through new organisations 187
23. The good, the bad and the disconcerting: a week in the life of university project-based learning for schools 203
24. The containment of democratic innovation: reflections from two university collaborations 221
25. Citizen power, the university and the North East 235
26. So what is a university in any case? A grass-roots perspective on the university and urban social justice 251
27. Conclusion: hope in an age of austerity and a time of anxiety 257
28. Index 275