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Place-based leadership

Reflections on Scale, Agency and Theory

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ID7366547
AuthorsSarah Ayre (0000-0002-5791-6955, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume1
Issue1
Pages21-24
Publication date2013-12-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRegional Studies Regional Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2168-1376 • E-ISSN: 2168-1376
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21681376.2013.869424
OpenAlexW2028980096
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited11

This article draws on the concepts of scale, agency and theory to offer some reflections on the leadership of regions, cities and communities. It builds upon the work of A. Beer and T. Clower ([Citation2013]. Mobilizing leadership in cities and regions, Regional Studies, Regional Science, forthcoming) who call for a more focussed and theoretically informed enquiry on place-based leadership. First, it argues that scale matters in the leadership of territory and the skills and resources required to manage cities compared to small communities will differ greatly. Second, conceptions of place-based leadership need to remain open minded about where leadership can be derived and the potential for bottom-up, creative responses to shape the leadership of place. Finally, there has been work in other disciplines, most notably, policy network theory, that might be used to inform an understanding of place-based leadership. Bringing the literatures together on policy network theory, territorial governance and leadership offers a fruitful avenue for future research

Agency (philosophy · Cartography · Geography · Political science · Scale (ratio · Social science · Sociology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Rural development and sustainability · Urban Planning and Governance

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Unique citing works17
Citations per year1,55
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 17

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