Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Populations
The Role of English Local Government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6301730 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Monro (0000-0003-4148-6089, University of Huddersfield), Surya Monro, D Richardson (0000-0002-6255-2316, Newcastle University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 869-887 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Local Government Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03003930.2014.884495 |
| OpenAlex | W1992747856 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 27 |
The role of local government has recently come under debate, in the context of state retrenchment, public sector cuts and the marketisation of welfare. Recent discussions have centred on local authorities as leaders, on enterprise and on democracy, but there has been little discussion of local authorities in relation to equalities issues and minority groups. This article examines the role of local government in relation to one minority grouping, Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) people, drawing on empirical material gathered from 2007 to 2010 as part of a large Economic and Social Research Council research project. It describes the importance of equalities legislation and related implementation mechanisms in driving forward the LGB equalities agenda, explores aspects of welfare delivery to LGB people and addresses democratic processes. The article suggests that a collision of different forces is currently taking place: the legislation supports the protection of the LGB communities, but this support is undermined by the recession-related and ideologically driven public sector cuts. In addition, aggregate approaches to local democracy may override the interests of minority groups such as LGB people
Context (archaeology · Democracy · Legislation · Lesbian · Local government · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Retrenchment · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Building the Big Society
Social and political participation and inclusion
Sexuality, Equality and Diversity
The Netherlands
The Lesbian and Gay Movement and the State
Unravelling Control Freakery
Lesbian and Gay Politics and Participation in New Labour's Britain
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Equality in a Modernizing Public Sector 1997–2010
New Institutionalism and Sexuality at Work in Local Government
Was Local Governance Such a Good Idea? A Global Comparative Perspective
Decentring Social Policy? Devolution and the Discipline of Social Policy
Partnership or Presence? Exploring the Complexity of Community Planning
Public participation and the democratic renewal agenda
From Recession to Renewal
Examining Citizen Participation
Local Government at the Nexus
Visibility and voice in organisations
Governing from the margins
Active citizenship and the governmentality of local lesbian and gay politics
Local Governance under the Coalition Government
Beyond the Binary
Political power beyond the State
Public Duty and Private Prejudice
Using equality to challenge austerity
Sexuality, Space and Intersectionality
You end up doing the document rather than doing the doing
Public Participation and Collaborative Governance
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |