TY - JOUR
T1 - Devolution, state personnel, and the production of new territories of governance in the United Kingdom
AU - Jones, Rhys Alwyn
AU - Goodwin, M.
AU - Jones, Martin Russell
AU - Simpson, Glen
N1 - Jones, R., Goodwin, M., Jones, M., Simpson, G. (2004). Devolution, state personnel, and the production of new territories of governance in the United Kingdom. Environment and Planning A, 36 (1), 89-109.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - As a result of the creation of a Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Irish Assemblies, and the devolution of power to various regional bodies in England, there has been a substantial territorial refocusing of governance within the United Kingdom. Much has been written in the social and political sciences concerning this change, especially with regard to the formation of new institutions of governance. Less is known concerning the connections between state personnel and this institutional and territorial transformation. In this paper we seek to remedy this deficiency. Drawing on empirical evidence from the English regions, we suggest that devolution is shaped by, and also shapes, the actions and strategies of a variety of state personnel in the different territories. Developing the idea of the state as a 'peopled organisation', we thus emphasise the significance of state personnel in actively producing the United Kingdom's new territories and scales of governance. This allows for an examination of the ways in which state personnel, working within different territorial branches and scales of the state, are able to accommodate, revise, or resist broader political projects.
AB - As a result of the creation of a Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Irish Assemblies, and the devolution of power to various regional bodies in England, there has been a substantial territorial refocusing of governance within the United Kingdom. Much has been written in the social and political sciences concerning this change, especially with regard to the formation of new institutions of governance. Less is known concerning the connections between state personnel and this institutional and territorial transformation. In this paper we seek to remedy this deficiency. Drawing on empirical evidence from the English regions, we suggest that devolution is shaped by, and also shapes, the actions and strategies of a variety of state personnel in the different territories. Developing the idea of the state as a 'peopled organisation', we thus emphasise the significance of state personnel in actively producing the United Kingdom's new territories and scales of governance. This allows for an examination of the ways in which state personnel, working within different territorial branches and scales of the state, are able to accommodate, revise, or resist broader political projects.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/2160/8855
U2 - 10.1068/a3685
DO - 10.1068/a3685
M3 - Article
SN - 0308-518X
VL - 36
SP - 89
EP - 109
JO - Environment and Planning A
JF - Environment and Planning A
IS - 1
ER -