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Territorial configurations of governance: Contrasting rescaling experiences in the UK and Spain

Territorial configurations of governance: Contrasting rescaling experiences in the UK and Spain. CRESR Seminar, 17 th October 2012 Tony Gore CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University. Introduction. Literature on 'state rescaling' Post-war rescaling episodes in GB

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Territorial configurations of governance: Contrasting rescaling experiences in the UK and Spain

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  1. Territorial configurations of governance: Contrasting rescaling experiences in the UK and Spain CRESR Seminar, 17th October 2012 Tony Gore CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University

  2. Introduction • Literature on 'state rescaling' • Post-war rescaling episodes in GB • Decentralisation and consolidation in post-Franco Spain • Towards a rescaling typology • Lessons for rescaling thinking and research

  3. Literature on 'state rescaling' • Focus mainly on economic management and regulation: regions, city regions, etc. • Provision of basic services excluded, but exact division unclear (lack of conceptual precision) • Processes emphasise elite political strategies rather than social relations/negotiations • Role of the state often seen in instrumentalist and/or reductionist terms (promotion of economic growth and capital accumulation)

  4. Local and regional rescaling in GB

  5. Move to single tier LAs in Wales and parts of England, 1996

  6. Move to single tier LAs in Scotland, 1996

  7. LG merger process in England, 2009-2012

  8. Local Enterprise Partnerships in England

  9. Structure of Government in Spain

  10. Spain: Historical Regions

  11. Spain's Autonomous Communities

  12. Provinces of Spain

  13. Size of Spain's Municipalities, 2011

  14. Comparison with Selected EU Countries

  15. Collaborative local governance in Spain

  16. Comarcas in Catalonia

  17. Comarcalización de Aragón

  18. El Maestrazgo - Location

  19. Cantavieja from below

  20. Cantavieja from above

  21. Comarca del Maestrazgo (Teruel Province)

  22. Comarca del Maestrazgo - Boundaries

  23. Logo for Maestrazgo Comarca

  24. Comarca del Maestrazgo - Main Office

  25. MancomunidadTurística del Maestrazgo

  26. Logos for Mancomunidad Turística & Parque Cultural

  27. Area covered by Maestrazgo Parque Cultural

  28. Towards a typology of rescaling techniques

  29. Lessons for state rescaling theory and research • Treat state institutions in terms of social relations and hence sites of negotiation • Examine historical, economic and institutional conditions & frameworks (incl. prior rescaling) • Trace through processes of negotiation and positions taken by those involved • Factor in public perceptions re. attachment to places/territories • Include fiscal arrangements as central: rescaling as power transfer or cost reduction

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