Towards a ‘New English Regionalism’ in the North? The Case of Yorkshire First
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10356804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arianna Giovannini (0000-0002-3301-0681, De Montfort University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 590-600 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Political Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3179 • E-ISSN: 1467-923X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-923x.12279 |
| OpenAlex | W2483768330 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 1 |
Traditionally, the debate over English devolution has been framed by mainstream parties, favouring a top‐down approach. However, this scenario has recently started to change, particularly in the areas with stronger regional identities such as the North of England. In 2014, the first regionalist party (Yorkshire First) was created, followed by the North East Party and the Northern Party. Such actors overtly challenge the narratives of regionalisation that have prevailed so far, and endorse bottom‐up regionalism. This article offers the first analysis of these ‘new regional voices’ in the North, and seeks to assess emerging tensions between regionalisation and regionalism in the devolution debate. To achieve this, it concentrates on the case of Yorkshire First, drawing on documentary analysis and the results of a membership survey. It will be argued that, although still limited in its impact, the rise of Yorkshire First signals the presence of a political vacuum in the region which has been left open by mainstream politics, and that regional identity and territorial cleavages do matter in the current debate on devolution in the North of England
Archaeology · Devolution (biology · Geography · Mainstream · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Regionalisation · Regionalism (politics · Sociology · West Yorkshire · Historical Studies of British Isles · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Scottish History and National Identity
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| Citations per year | 0.88 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |