Abstract
Set against the established political mantra of partnership working, this paper considers the conceptual framings of the local authority partnership agenda in academic debates and concurrent empirical research. We compare and contrast the changing formal territorial remits of political intervention with the spatial constructs understood and employed by those stakeholders responsible for delivering children's services. In so doing, we illustrate the uneven nature of local government partnership working and reflect on the ways in which organizational asymmetry, cultural connections, shared material experiences and historic rounds of local authority restructuring enable and constrain collaborative practice
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 139-153 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Regional Science Policy & Practice |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 28 Feb 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Jun 2012 |
Keywords
- partnership working
- local government
- hollowing out
- filling in
- compossibility