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Conjuncture or disjuncture? An institutionalist analysis of local regeneration partnerships in the UK

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Following Vivien Lowndes' injunction for scholars to take the new institutionalism seriously, this article offers an institutionalist explanation for the development of regeneration partnerships in the UK. Drawing on four complete case studies and evidence from ongoing research into New Deal for Communities, it argues that UK‐style partnerships tend to embody conflicting values and hierarchical patterns of organization. This is therefore a path‐shaping period, since partnerships have not established themselves as coordinating mechanisms built on strong‐weak ties. Vivien Lowndes ayant enjoint les intellectuels à prendre au sérieux le nouvel institutionnalisme, cet article propose une explication institutionnaliste à l'essor des partenariats de régénération au Royaume‐Uni. A partir de quatre études de cas terminées et d'indices issus de recherches en cours sur la ‘Nouvelle Donne pour les Communautés’, il affirme que les partenariats de type britannique tendent à exprimer des valeurs opposées et des modes hiérarchiques d'organisation. Il se dégage donc une phase d'orientation de trajectoire, les partenariats ne s'étant pas créés comme des mécanismes coordinateurs reposant sur des liens forts‐faibles.

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  • Jonathan S. Davies, 2004. "Conjuncture or disjuncture? An institutionalist analysis of local regeneration partnerships in the UK," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(3), pages 570-585, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijurrs:v:28:y:2004:i:3:p:570-585
    DOI: 10.1111/j.0309-1317.2004.00536.x
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    1. Lesley Hemphill & Stanley McGreal & Jim Berry & Siobhan Watson, 2006. "Leadership, Power and Multisector Urban Regeneration Partnerships," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 43(1), pages 59-80, January.
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    9. Alberta Andreotti & Enzo Mingione & Emanuele Polizzi, 2012. "Local Welfare Systems: A Challenge for Social Cohesion," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 49(9), pages 1925-1940, July.

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