Devolution
Between Governance and Territorial Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6310977 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Bradbury (0000-0001-8966-1734, Swansea University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 287-302 |
| Publication date | 2005-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Parliamentary Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-2290 • E-ISSN: 1460-2482 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pa/gsi023 |
| OpenAlex | W1960987102 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
In Scotland and Wales devolved governance has established an interesting paradox. Scotland, at the leading edge of devolution, has been timid in developing novel policy agendas. In contrast, in Wales ‘clear red water’ has been created, notably in health and education. In both countries, policy was entangled with constitutional development. In Scotland, a debate began on changing the electoral system for the Parliament. In Wales, the Richard Commission recommended primary legislative powers for the Assembly and replacing the Added Member electoral system with the Single Transferable Vote combined with a larger Assembly. The governing Labour Party adopted a cautious timetable on powers and retained AMS. In Northern Ireland, the Assembly remained suspended while efforts continued to secure agreement between Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionists, involving demonstrable IRA decommissioning and firm commitments on policing, security, and a return to power-sharing. These failed, amidst a mixture of hopeful talk and mutual acrimony. The case for democratic regional decentralisation in England was tested by a referendum in the North East. The resounding ‘no’ removed regional devolution from the political agenda for the foreseeable future, but existing regional governance remains a significant basis for public policy development
Commission · Corporate governance · Decentralization · Democracy · Devolution (biology · Economics · Legislature · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Referendum · Sociology · Irish and British Studies · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Scottish History and National Identity
Assessing Devolution in the Canadian North
This is What Democracy Looks Like’
Should unionists support PR? Electoral systems, party systems and territorial integration in the United Kingdom
Dilemmas of Devolution
Liberal Ethnic Nationalism, Universality, and Cornish Identity
Policy communities, devolution and policy transfer
Arraying institutional layers in federalism reforms
Interpreting New Labour's Political Discourse on the Northern Ireland Peace Process
Devolution in Wales and the 2011 Referendum
Muddling through’ in a devolved polity
Emerging Patterns of Governance in the English Regions
Regional Variations in Public Service Outcomes
Negotiating Territorial Change in Multinational States
Territory and Power Revisited
Whisky gloss
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2021 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |