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Policy Convergence, Divergence and Communities: The Case of Spatial Planning in Post-Devolution Britain and Ireland

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  • Janice Morphet
  • Ben Clifford

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The implementation of devolution (1999) in the UK was assumed to lead to fractured relationships with the national centre and a fragmented state as a consequence. However, discourse analysis and policy reviews in spatial planning demonstrate that policies and legislation implemented by central and devolved governments since devolution demonstrate marked similarities in intention and type (albeit with some differences in name and delivery route). Having demonstrated a lack of the expected policy divergence, we explore the role of two civil service forums, the British-Irish Council's spatial planning workstream and the 'Five Administrations' meetings of Chief Planners as policy communities.

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  • Janice Morphet & Ben Clifford, 2014. "Policy Convergence, Divergence and Communities: The Case of Spatial Planning in Post-Devolution Britain and Ireland," Planning Practice & Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(5), pages 508-524, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cpprxx:v:29:y:2014:i:5:p:508-524
    DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2014.976998
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    1. Tim Marshall, 2007. "After Structure Planning: The New Sub-regional Planning in England," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(1), pages 107-132, January.
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