Jonathan Davies
- Associate Professor (Reader) of Public Policy
BA (Kent at Canterbury), MA (York), DPhil (York)
Biography
Joined the Local Government Centre at WBS in 2001, then move to the Public Management and Policy Group (PMP) in 2006.
Research interests
Dr. Davies' research interests include the following topics: the politics of urban regeneration, partnerships and the democratisation of governing networks, the political economy of public policy, and the politics of the state-civil society nexus. He is currently developing a broad stream of work on 'critical governance studies', including a conference, special issue and funding bid.
Research projects
- Interpreting the local politics of social exclusion: ESRC, January 2004 - June 2005.
Publications
Journal articles
- The limits of joined-up government: towards a political analysis. Public Administration 87 (2009): 80-96.
- Double devolution or double dealing? The local government white paper and the Lyons review. Local Government Studies 34 (2008): 3-22.
- The limits of partnership: an exit-action strategy for local democratic inclusion. Political Studies 55 (2007): 779-800.
Book chapters
- Against 'partnership': towards a local challenge to global neoliberalism. Governing cities in the global era. Ed. Jill Gross and Robin Hambleton. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. 199-210.
