All Outputs (5)

Statecraft, scalecraft and local government reorganisation in Wales (2015)
Journal Article
Pemberton, S. (2015). Statecraft, scalecraft and local government reorganisation in Wales. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, https://doi.org/10.1177/0263774x15610581

Since the inception of local government in the UK, there have been continuous attempts to reorganise and revise its distinctive characteristics, with successive reforms differing in their intended effects. In Wales, a further round of local governmen... Read More about Statecraft, scalecraft and local government reorganisation in Wales.

Statecraft, scalecraft and urban planning: a comparative study of Birmingham, UK and Brisbane, Australia (2015)
Journal Article
Pemberton, S., & Searle, G. (2015). Statecraft, scalecraft and urban planning: a comparative study of Birmingham, UK and Brisbane, Australia. European Planning Studies, 76-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2015.1078297

Recent discussions on state rescaling have pointed towards the need for a greater focus on how and why state activity may change over time in order to generate insights into the provenance, trajectories and outcomes of rescaling in different global r... Read More about Statecraft, scalecraft and urban planning: a comparative study of Birmingham, UK and Brisbane, Australia.

Understanding healthcare practices in superdiverse neighbourhoods and developing the concept of welfare bricolage: protocol of a cross-national mixed-methods study (2015)
Journal Article
Phillimore, J., Bradby, H., Padilla, B., Brand, T., Pemberton, S., Cheung, S., …Knecht, M. (2015). Understanding healthcare practices in superdiverse neighbourhoods and developing the concept of welfare bricolage: protocol of a cross-national mixed-methods study. BMC International Health and Human Rights, 16 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12914-015-0055-x

BACKGROUND: Diversity in Europe has both increased and become more complex posing challenges to both national and local welfare state regimes. Evidence indicates specific barriers for migrant, faith and minority ethnic groups when accessing healthcar... Read More about Understanding healthcare practices in superdiverse neighbourhoods and developing the concept of welfare bricolage: protocol of a cross-national mixed-methods study.

The UK migrant cap, migrant mobility and employer implications (2015)
Journal Article
Scullion, L., & Pemberton, S. (2015). The UK migrant cap, migrant mobility and employer implications. International Migration, 291 - 302 (11). https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12068

Advocates of the “borderless world” thesis suggest that migrant workers can benefit from employment opportunities available everywhere, with workers simply migrating towards these opportunities. However, as global inequalities widen and potential glo... Read More about The UK migrant cap, migrant mobility and employer implications.

The 'filling in' of community-based planning in the devolved UK? (2015)
Journal Article
Peel, D., Lloyd, G., & Pemberton, S. (2015). The 'filling in' of community-based planning in the devolved UK?. Geographical Journal, 6 - 15. https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12075

Political devolution in the UK has afforded opportunities for studying policy differences and similarities in relation to local-level community-based planning initiatives in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Organised around the concepts... Read More about The 'filling in' of community-based planning in the devolved UK?.