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Urban regeneration partnerships: a figurational critique of governmentality theory

Lever, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2188-8518 2011. Urban regeneration partnerships: a figurational critique of governmentality theory. Sociology 45 (1) , pp. 86-101. 10.1177/0038038510387193

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Abstract

This article provides a critique of governmentally inspired accounts of urban regeneration and partnership working. Drawing on the work of Norbert Elias and prominent figurational sociologists, it discusses the changes taking place within and through the many partnerships set up by New Labour around the notion of ‘community safety’. Although recognizing the important insights provided by accounts of urban regeneration emerging through studies of governmentality, the article argues that such accounts fail to adequately consider the impact of partnership working on the individuals, communities and organizations involved. While urban regeneration partnerships have the potential to be the motor of the civilizing process in the manner identified by figurational sociologists, the article concludes that they are not currently living up to this civilizing potential.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Uncontrolled Keywords: civilizing process; community safety; Elias; Foucault; governmentality; partnership; working; urban regeneration
Publisher: SAGE
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2022 08:46
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/29554

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