Alan Greer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4075142 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan Greer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan |
| FAMILY NAME | Greer |
| SIGNATURE | GREER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West of England |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2526-5892 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 83 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Divergence and continuity after Brexit in agriculture
Throughout British membership of the European Union (EU), agricultural policy was largely determined by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). This was viewed by the UK as a dysfunctional policy and while periodic reforms meant that the EU moved slowly in the direction advocated by the UK, many of the main policy elements remained in place. The devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have always enjoyed a measure of policy…
Populism, Politicization and Policy Change in US and UK Agro-food Policies
This paper compares the effects of right-wing populism on agro-food policy in the US and UK. In both countries, populist campaigns politicized agro-food issues but the effects on policy have been variable. In the United States, policy has remained relatively stable despite the politicization of agro-food issues under Trump. In the UK, amid the uncertainty over Brexit, an opportunity exists to incorporate a wider range of goals around the environm…
Reflections on Devolution
May 2019 marks twenty years since the first elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly. This report discusses a paper published by the Institute for Government (IfG) that reflects on the experience to date of devolution, drawing on interviews with thirteen individuals who have served as ministers in the devolved governments. Reflecting the structure of the IfG paper, there are three main themes in this report: governing without a maj…
Brexit and Devolution
A report on debates about Brexit in relation to devolution and the relationships between the 'UK' government and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Post-exceptional politics in agriculture
A core claim about agricultural policy making is that it is 'compartmentalized' and 'exceptional'. In this picture, the policy process is insulated from other policy concerns, has a distinctive system of actors and institutional structures, and is rooted in extensive governmental intervention in the market and the redistribution of resources from taxpayers to food producers. Recently there have been suggestions that a 'post-exceptional' agricultu…
The British state and the Northern Ireland crisis 1969–73
The period that is the focus of this well-argued book was pivotal in the development of politics in Northern Ireland over the last fifty years. We might ask why we need another analysis of this per
Inter-institutional decision-making
The dominant portrayal of the policy process around the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) emphasises a system of inter-governmental bargaining, close links between institutions and farming interests, and compartmentalised closed policy networks. This article considers how inter-institutional relationships might be reshaped by the extension of ‘co-decision’ powers to the European Parliament in the Lisbon Treaty. This raises the possibility that pol…
History and Art
Policy networks and policy change in organic agriculture
This paper takes a comparative case–study approach, located within the literature on policy networks, to organic agriculture policy in the United Kingdom and Ireland since the late 1980s. An examination of policy development for the organic sector focuses primarily on regulatory arrangements. The core of the analysis applies some prominent themes in the policy network literature to the organic sector: the debate about sectoral and sub–sectoral ne…
Contemporary Governance and Local Public Spending Bodies
This paper draws on recent research conducted by the authors to examine the nature of board/executive relations in three different kinds of Local Public Spending Body (LPSB). Big variations are noted, between and within sectors, in the way in which boards organize themselves and the degree of power they have in relation to executives. In all organizations studied the executive played a crucial role both in managing day‐to‐day operations and in se…
Public Policies, Private Strategies and Local Public Spending Bodies
Local Public Spending Bodies (LPSBs) occupy an important position in the contemporary structures of governance in the UK. As exemplars of many of the diverse characteristics of the New Public Management, LPSBs inhabit the fuzzy space between the public and private spheres, both in terms of organizational structure and service delivery. One finding from recent research into the internal governance of three kinds of LPSBs – Further Education Colleg…
Sir James Craig and the constrution of Parliament Buildings at Stormont
Architecture has its political uses: public buildings being the ornament of a country; it establishes a nation, draws people and commerce, makes the people love their native country, which passion is the original of all great actions in a Commonwealth. Sir Christopher Wren When the prince of Wales formally opened the new Northern Ireland Parliament Buildings at Stormont on 16 November 1932, it brought to an end over ten years of controversy, dela…
Policy Networks and State-Farmer Relations in Northern Ireland, 1921–72
An extensive literature already applies a variety of theories of interest intermediation to case studies of British agricultural policy. This paper applies the concept of policy network to one particular territorial aspect of agricultural policy – the relationship between the state and the farmer in Northern Ireland during the period of devolution between 1921–72. The conclusion is that although theories of policy community and meso-corporatism h…
The Northern Ireland Assembly and Accountability of Government
Journal Article THE NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF GOVERNMENT: THE STATUTORY COMMITTEES, 1982–1986 Get access Alan J. Greer Alan J. Greer Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 40, Issue 1, January 1987, Pages 98–112, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052087 Published: 01 January 1987
Post-exceptional politics in agriculture
A core claim about agricultural policy making is that it is 'compartmentalized' and 'exceptional'. In this picture, the policy process is insulated from other policy concerns, has a distinctive system of actors and institutional structures, and is rooted in extensive governmental intervention in the market and the redistribution of resources from taxpayers to food producers. Recently there have been suggestions that a 'post-exceptional' agricultu…
Policy networks and policy change in organic agriculture
This paper takes a comparative case–study approach, located within the literature on policy networks, to organic agriculture policy in the United Kingdom and Ireland since the late 1980s. An examination of policy development for the organic sector focuses primarily on regulatory arrangements. The core of the analysis applies some prominent themes in the policy network literature to the organic sector: the debate about sectoral and sub–sectoral ne…
Public Policies, Private Strategies and Local Public Spending Bodies
Local Public Spending Bodies (LPSBs) occupy an important position in the contemporary structures of governance in the UK. As exemplars of many of the diverse characteristics of the New Public Management, LPSBs inhabit the fuzzy space between the public and private spheres, both in terms of organizational structure and service delivery. One finding from recent research into the internal governance of three kinds of LPSBs – Further Education Colleg…
Brexit and Devolution
A report on debates about Brexit in relation to devolution and the relationships between the 'UK' government and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Divergence and continuity after Brexit in agriculture
Throughout British membership of the European Union (EU), agricultural policy was largely determined by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). This was viewed by the UK as a dysfunctional policy and while periodic reforms meant that the EU moved slowly in the direction advocated by the UK, many of the main policy elements remained in place. The devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have always enjoyed a measure of policy…
Sir James Craig and the constrution of Parliament Buildings at Stormont
Architecture has its political uses: public buildings being the ornament of a country; it establishes a nation, draws people and commerce, makes the people love their native country, which passion is the original of all great actions in a Commonwealth. Sir Christopher Wren When the prince of Wales formally opened the new Northern Ireland Parliament Buildings at Stormont on 16 November 1932, it brought to an end over ten years of controversy, dela…
Policy Networks and State-Farmer Relations in Northern Ireland, 1921–72
An extensive literature already applies a variety of theories of interest intermediation to case studies of British agricultural policy. This paper applies the concept of policy network to one particular territorial aspect of agricultural policy – the relationship between the state and the farmer in Northern Ireland during the period of devolution between 1921–72. The conclusion is that although theories of policy community and meso-corporatism h…
Inter-institutional decision-making
The dominant portrayal of the policy process around the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) emphasises a system of inter-governmental bargaining, close links between institutions and farming interests, and compartmentalised closed policy networks. This article considers how inter-institutional relationships might be reshaped by the extension of ‘co-decision’ powers to the European Parliament in the Lisbon Treaty. This raises the possibility that pol…
Populism, Politicization and Policy Change in US and UK Agro-food Policies
This paper compares the effects of right-wing populism on agro-food policy in the US and UK. In both countries, populist campaigns politicized agro-food issues but the effects on policy have been variable. In the United States, policy has remained relatively stable despite the politicization of agro-food issues under Trump. In the UK, amid the uncertainty over Brexit, an opportunity exists to incorporate a wider range of goals around the environm…
Contemporary Governance and Local Public Spending Bodies
This paper draws on recent research conducted by the authors to examine the nature of board/executive relations in three different kinds of Local Public Spending Body (LPSB). Big variations are noted, between and within sectors, in the way in which boards organize themselves and the degree of power they have in relation to executives. In all organizations studied the executive played a crucial role both in managing day‐to‐day operations and in se…
The Northern Ireland Assembly and Accountability of Government
Journal Article THE NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF GOVERNMENT: THE STATUTORY COMMITTEES, 1982–1986 Get access Alan J. Greer Alan J. Greer Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 40, Issue 1, January 1987, Pages 98–112, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052087 Published: 01 January 1987
Policy Networks and State-Farmer Relations in Northern Ireland, 1921–72
An extensive literature already applies a variety of theories of interest intermediation to case studies of British agricultural policy. This paper applies the concept of policy network to one particular territorial aspect of agricultural policy – the relationship between the state and the farmer in Northern Ireland during the period of devolution between 1921–72. The conclusion is that although theories of policy community and meso-corporatism h…
Public Policies, Private Strategies and Local Public Spending Bodies
Local Public Spending Bodies (LPSBs) occupy an important position in the contemporary structures of governance in the UK. As exemplars of many of the diverse characteristics of the New Public Management, LPSBs inhabit the fuzzy space between the public and private spheres, both in terms of organizational structure and service delivery. One finding from recent research into the internal governance of three kinds of LPSBs – Further Education Colleg…
Sir James Craig and the constrution of Parliament Buildings at Stormont
Architecture has its political uses: public buildings being the ornament of a country; it establishes a nation, draws people and commerce, makes the people love their native country, which passion is the original of all great actions in a Commonwealth. Sir Christopher Wren When the prince of Wales formally opened the new Northern Ireland Parliament Buildings at Stormont on 16 November 1932, it brought to an end over ten years of controversy, dela…
Contemporary Governance and Local Public Spending Bodies
This paper draws on recent research conducted by the authors to examine the nature of board/executive relations in three different kinds of Local Public Spending Body (LPSB). Big variations are noted, between and within sectors, in the way in which boards organize themselves and the degree of power they have in relation to executives. In all organizations studied the executive played a crucial role both in managing day‐to‐day operations and in se…
Policy networks and policy change in organic agriculture
This paper takes a comparative case–study approach, located within the literature on policy networks, to organic agriculture policy in the United Kingdom and Ireland since the late 1980s. An examination of policy development for the organic sector focuses primarily on regulatory arrangements. The core of the analysis applies some prominent themes in the policy network literature to the organic sector: the debate about sectoral and sub–sectoral ne…
History and Art
Inter-institutional decision-making
The dominant portrayal of the policy process around the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) emphasises a system of inter-governmental bargaining, close links between institutions and farming interests, and compartmentalised closed policy networks. This article considers how inter-institutional relationships might be reshaped by the extension of ‘co-decision’ powers to the European Parliament in the Lisbon Treaty. This raises the possibility that pol…
The British state and the Northern Ireland crisis 1969–73
The period that is the focus of this well-argued book was pivotal in the development of politics in Northern Ireland over the last fifty years. We might ask why we need another analysis of this per
Brexit and Devolution
A report on debates about Brexit in relation to devolution and the relationships between the 'UK' government and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Post-exceptional politics in agriculture
A core claim about agricultural policy making is that it is 'compartmentalized' and 'exceptional'. In this picture, the policy process is insulated from other policy concerns, has a distinctive system of actors and institutional structures, and is rooted in extensive governmental intervention in the market and the redistribution of resources from taxpayers to food producers. Recently there have been suggestions that a 'post-exceptional' agricultu…
Reflections on Devolution
May 2019 marks twenty years since the first elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly. This report discusses a paper published by the Institute for Government (IfG) that reflects on the experience to date of devolution, drawing on interviews with thirteen individuals who have served as ministers in the devolved governments. Reflecting the structure of the IfG paper, there are three main themes in this report: governing without a maj…
Populism, Politicization and Policy Change in US and UK Agro-food Policies
This paper compares the effects of right-wing populism on agro-food policy in the US and UK. In both countries, populist campaigns politicized agro-food issues but the effects on policy have been variable. In the United States, policy has remained relatively stable despite the politicization of agro-food issues under Trump. In the UK, amid the uncertainty over Brexit, an opportunity exists to incorporate a wider range of goals around the environm…
Divergence and continuity after Brexit in agriculture
Throughout British membership of the European Union (EU), agricultural policy was largely determined by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). This was viewed by the UK as a dysfunctional policy and while periodic reforms meant that the EU moved slowly in the direction advocated by the UK, many of the main policy elements remained in place. The devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have always enjoyed a measure of policy…
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