Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies

Governance, Institutions and Inclusion

Governance, Institutions and Inclusion

Overview

Governing local, regional and urban development and policy is an enduring part of CURDS’ international research reputation. Underpinned by a variety of understandings of governing, work in this area is concerned with institutions of the state and government as well as other governance actors such as universities and civic and social organisations. Utilising various concepts and theories alongside mixed methodologies, this research is concerned with how territorial development and policy are organised, managed and regulated through different geographical scales and networks. Emergent work is engaging with new ideas around more inclusive and foundational understandings of the economy and its governance including economic and social infrastructure and innovation and experimentation in place-based policy.

  • Decentralisation, financialisation and local statecraft
  • Civic universities and anchor institutions
  • Place leadership, gender and urban/regional futures
  • Alternative urban and regional economic frameworks
  • Place-based policy experimentation and inclusive innovation

People

Governance, Institutions, and Inclusion

Professor Stuart Dawley
Chair in Economic Geography

Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7735

Emeritus Professor John Goddard OBE
Professor of Regional Development Studies

Email:
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7732

Professor Louise Kempton
Professor of Urban and Regional Policy

Telephone: +44 (0)191 208 7577

Dr Kean Fan Lim
Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography

Email:
Telephone: 0191 208 8037

Professor Danny MacKinnon
Professor of Regional Development and Governance; Director of CURDS

Email:

Dr Emma Ormerod
Senior Lecturer

Email:

Professor Andy Pike
Sir Henry Daysh Chair of Reg Dev Studies

Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 8011