Region in Transition - North East England At the Millennium

North East England at the Millennium. In the context of the general trend towards regionalism as a focus for public policy and as a source of cultural and political identity, an interdisciplinary team from Newcastle University combine to analyze how this affects the North East of England.

List of contents

Contents: Locating the region: an introduction, John Tomaney and Neil Ward. The Economy in Transition: Situating the North East in the European space economy, David Charles and Paul Benneworth; Defence closure and job loss: the case of Swan Hunter on Tyneside, John Tomaney, Andy Pike and James Cornford; Working in the business family: micro-business livelihoods in the North East and South East of England, Susan Baines and Jane Wheelock. Politics and Culture in Transition: Region-building in the North East: regional identity and regionalist politics, Chris Lanigan; Pride and prejudice: two cultures and the North East’s transition, Peter Fowler, MIke Robinson and Priscilla Boniface; The restructuring of young Geordies’ employment, household and consumption identities, Robert Hollands. Environment and Countryside in Transition: A sociological perspective on air quality monitoring in Teeside, Peter Phillimore, Suzanne Moffatt and Tanja Pless-Mulloli; The rural in the region: towards an inclusive regional policy for the North East, Neil Ward and Philip Lowe; Local interests, regional needs or national imperative? the Otterburn question and military training in rural areas, Rachel Woodward.

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John Tomaney, Neil Ward

Summary

In the context of the general trend towards regionalism as a focus for public policy and as a source of cultural and political identity, an interdisciplinary team from Newcastle University combine to analyze how this affects the North East of England.

Additional text

’Taken together, these essays do reveal something of the the contemporary mood of the region and, more particuarly, the complex feelings of those of us who study the North-East.’ Local Government Studies

Product details

• Authors: John Tomaney, John Ward Tomaney, Tomaney John, Neil Ward, Ward Neil
• Assisted by: John Tomaney (Editor), Neil Ward (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138263703
• ISBN: 978-1-138-26370-3
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Urban and Regional Planning and Development Series; Urban and Regional Planning an; Urban and Regional Planning and Development Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, Regional & area planning, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Regional Geography, Regional and area planning, Civil engineering, surveying and building