Bright Futures: Reinventing European Industrial Towns and Challenging Dominant Post-Industrial Discourses

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While discussions around post-industrial towns in Europe are frequently characterised by a discourse of decline, this overlooks the success of many small towns in navigating the changing economic realities of the last few decades. Bright Futures:…

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Smart Shrinkage Solutions – Fostering Resilient Cities in Inner Peripheries of Europe (3S RECIPE)

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Every fifth city in Europe and about 70% of cities in the former Soviet bloc countries are struggling today with a decrease in population and its effect on urban development (economic decline, built environment decay and…

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Resilient Cities: Industrial Network and Institutional Perspectives on Economic Growth and Well-being

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While the effects of the economic crisis have been felt in urban regions across Europe, the level of impact has varied considerably from place to place. Nevertheless, there is currently limited understanding on the factors that…

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The Urban Politics and Governance of Social Innovation in Austerity

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A comparative study of the ongoing effects of austerity in Athens, Berlin and Newcastle, with a focus on the roles of alternative finance, grassroots mobilisation and community provisioning in meeting the needs of citizens.

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Jam and Justice: Co-Producing Urban Governance for Social Innovation

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Research project to explore new ways of governing cities, with an emphasis on social innovation and inclusion of disenfranchised communities.

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Collaborative Governance under Austerity: An Eight-Case Comparative Study

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A project researching multistakeholder governance in eight case study cities (Athens, Baltimore, Barcelona, Dublin, Leicester, Melbourne, Montreal and Nantes) in Australia, Canada and Europe.

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