Abstract
Evolving public sector roles in the leadership of place-based partnerships: from controlling to influencing policy? Regional Studies. This study argues that the role of the public sector in the leadership of some place-based partnerships is changing. It begins by developing a new framework for place-based leadership around a vehicle metaphor. The emerging shift in leadership roles is explored through a comparison of three pairs of UK-based case studies. It concludes that in some partnerships local community representatives increasingly hold the more powerful leadership roles (driver, navigator) with public sector organizations relegated to the back-seat role of technical expert (mechanic), with a more subtle, yet still significant, influence on policy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 145-155 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Regional Studies |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 8 Aug 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2018 |