City deals in the polycentric state: The space and politics of Metrophilia in the UK

Waite, David and Morgan, Kevin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2933-2231 2019. City deals in the polycentric state: The space and politics of Metrophilia in the UK. European Urban and Regional Studies 26 (4) , pp. 382-399. 10.1177/0969776418798678

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Abstract

This paper draws attention to the burgeoning phenomenon of Metrophilia, the fashionable yet uncritical embrace of city-centric narratives of development in place-based policymaking. Within this narrative, City Deals have emerged as mechanisms that pit places in competition with each other through the promotion of local economic growth compacts. Despite being launched with great fanfare as localised victories, City Deals raise important questions regarding the shape of the UK state system and the objectives of spatial policy. Addressing these concerns, and focusing on the tripartite political arrangements in the UK’s devolved administrations nations, we argue that political tensions between nationalism and city-regionalism may be exacerbated through deal-making approaches.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Publisher:	SAGE
ISSN:	0969-7764
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	9 August 2018
Date of Acceptance:	3 August 2018
Last Modified:	27 Nov 2024 00:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/114059

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