Hope Under Neoliberal Austerity: Responses from Civil Society and Civic Universities

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Hope Under Neoliberal Austerity

Responses from Civil Society and Civic Universities

Edited by: Mel Steer , Simin Davoudi , Mark Shucksmith and Liz Todd

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2021

About this book

Neoliberal-driven austerity has changed the role of the state, public service provision and citizenship. Thriving in today’s society is a challenge for communities around the world as governments increasingly promote privatisation, centralised control, individual responsibility and battle with the impacts of Covid19. Co-authored by practitioners and academics and based on case studies of collaborations between civil society and the civic university, this book uses the North East of England as a lens to explore how different communities have responded to changing circumstances. The case studies present examples of actions aiming to create hope and inspiration for communities in challenging times.

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Social Sciences Political Science Local Government and Administration

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Front Matter
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Contents
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List of tables, figures and boxes
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Notes on contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Foreword
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Lord Kerslake

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Islands of hope in a sea of despair: civil society in an age of austerity
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Simin Davoudi, Mel Steer, Mark Shucksmith and Liz Todd

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The North East of England: place, economy and people
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Elizabeth Brooks and Mel Steer

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The public sector and civil society
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The public sector and civil society: introduction
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Mel Steer, Simin Davoudi, Liz Todd and Mark Shucksmith

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Innovation outside the state: the Glendale Gateway Trust
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Patsy Healey, Tom Johnston and Frank Mansfield

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The Byker Community Trust and the ‘Byker Approach’
57
John Pendlebury and Jill Haley

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Cafe society: transforming community through quiet activism and reciprocity
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Jane Midgley and Sam Slatcher

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‘Computer Says No’: exploring social justice in digital services
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Clara Crivellaro, Lizzie Coles-Kemp and Karen Wood

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Drive to thrive: a place-based approach to tackling poverty in Gateshead
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Mel Steer and Michael Walker

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City of Dreams: enabling children and young people’s cultural participation and civic voice in Newcastle and Gateshead
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Ben Dickenson and Venda Louise Pollock

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Are we ‘all in this together’? Reflecting on the continuities between austerity and the COVID-19 crisis
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Annette Hastings

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The civic university
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The civic university: introduction
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Liz Todd, Simin Davoudi, Mark Shucksmith and Mel Steer

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Reinventing a civic role for the 21st century: the cathedral and the university
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John Goddard and Lindy Gilliland

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Realising the potential of universities for inclusive, innovation-led development: the case of the Newcastle City Futures Urban Living Partnership pilot
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Louise Kempton and David Marlow

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Future Homes: developing new responses through new organisations
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Rose Gilroy, Dominic Aitken and Philip Miller

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The good, the bad and the disconcerting: a week in the life of university project-based learning for schools
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David Leat, Ulrike Thomas, Kirsty Hayward and Anne de A’Echevarria

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The containment of democratic innovation: reflections from two university collaborations
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David Webb, Daniel Mallo, Armelle Tardiveau, Caroline Emmerson, Mark Pardoe and Marion Talbot

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Citizen power, the university and the North East
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Sara Bryson and Liz Todd

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So what is a university in any case? A grass-roots perspective on the university and urban social justice
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Paul Benneworth

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Conclusion: hope in an age of austerity and a time of anxiety
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Mark Shucksmith, Simin Davoudi, Liz Todd and Mel Steer

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Index
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9781447356844

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https://doi.org/10.56687/9781447356844

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Hope Under Neoliberal Austerity

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

Front Matter

Contents

List of tables, figures and boxes

Notes on contributors

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Islands of hope in a sea of despair: civil society in an age of austerity

The North East of England: place, economy and people

The public sector and civil society: introduction

Innovation outside the state: the Glendale Gateway Trust

The Byker Community Trust and the ‘Byker Approach’

Cafe society: transforming community through quiet activism and reciprocity

‘Computer Says No’: exploring social justice in digital services

Drive to thrive: a place-based approach to tackling poverty in Gateshead

City of Dreams: enabling children and young people’s cultural participation and civic voice in Newcastle and Gateshead

Are we ‘all in this together’? Reflecting on the continuities between austerity and the COVID-19 crisis

The civic university: introduction

Reinventing a civic role for the 21st century: the cathedral and the university

Realising the potential of universities for inclusive, innovation-led development: the case of the Newcastle City Futures Urban Living Partnership pilot

Future Homes: developing new responses through new organisations

The good, the bad and the disconcerting: a week in the life of university project-based learning for schools

The containment of democratic innovation: reflections from two university collaborations

Citizen power, the university and the North East

So what is a university in any case? A grass-roots perspective on the university and urban social justice

Conclusion: hope in an age of austerity and a time of anxiety

Index

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