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"This book examines localism as a political idea and policy approach and explains what localism is about, why it’s growing in importance, and how it relates to other themes in politics. Illustrated with case studies from the UK, mainland Europe and the Indian sub-continent, the book analyses localism in conceptual and theoretical terms and locates it within the overall landscape of political thought. Key themes covered in the book include place, space and scale; decentralization and devolution; multi-level governance; public value; democracy and empowerment; and political design. With the focus on the bottom-up, constructivist aspects of localism, the book argues that localism is most likely to work successfully in a political order where sovereignty is ‘distributed’ across various social spheres and levels of government. The book offers a comprehensive view of localism by synthesizing its various strands and creating a distinctive framework for design and evaluation. This book will be of particular interest to scholars, students and practitioners of localism, particularly within local and regional government, public administration and policy, human and political geography, and urban studies."

Local government --- Political planning --- design --- Harmes --- localism --- political --- Rick --- systems

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Creating the Suburban School Advantage explains how American suburban school districts gained a competitive edge over their urban counterparts. John L. Rury provides a national overview of the process, focusing on the period between 1950 and 1980, and presents a detailed study of metropolitan Kansas City, a region representative of trends elsewhere.While big city districts once were widely seen as superior and attracted families seeking the best educational opportunities for their children, suburban school systems grew rapidly in the post-World War II era as middle class and more affluent families moved to those communities. As Rury relates, at the same time, economically dislocated African Americans migrated from the South to center-city neighborhoods, testing the capacity of urban institutions. As demographic trends drove this urban-suburban divide, a suburban ethos of localism contributed to the socio-economic exclusion that became a hallmark of outlying school systems. School districts located wholly or partly within the municipal boundaries of Kansas City, Missouri offer revealing cases for understanding these national patterns.As Rury demonstrates, struggles to achieve greater educational equity and desegregation contributed to so-called white flight and what Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan termed a crisis of urban education in 1965. Despite often valiant efforts to serve inner city children and bolster urban school districts, the result of this exodus, Rury cogently argues, was the creation of a new metropolitan educational hierarchy—a mirror image of the urban-centric model that prevailed before World War II. The stubborn perception that suburban schools are superior, reflective of test scores and budgets, has persisted into the 21st century and instantiates today's metropolitan landscape of social, economic, and educational inequality.

Educational equalization --- Racism in education --- Discrimination in education --- Suburban schools --- History. --- opportunity hoarding, racial segregation, Kansas City, localism, metropolitan development. --- Kansas --- Missouri

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Creating the Suburban School Advantage explains how American suburban school districts gained a competitive edge over their urban counterparts. John L. Rury provides a national overview of the process, focusing on the period between 1950 and 1980, and presents a detailed study of metropolitan Kansas City, a region representative of trends elsewhere.While big city districts once were widely seen as superior and attracted families seeking the best educational opportunities for their children, suburban school systems grew rapidly in the post-World War II era as middle class and more affluent families moved to those communities. As Rury relates, at the same time, economically dislocated African Americans migrated from the South to center-city neighborhoods, testing the capacity of urban institutions. As demographic trends drove this urban-suburban divide, a suburban ethos of localism contributed to the socio-economic exclusion that became a hallmark of outlying school systems. School districts located wholly or partly within the municipal boundaries of Kansas City, Missouri offer revealing cases for understanding these national patterns.As Rury demonstrates, struggles to achieve greater educational equity and desegregation contributed to so-called white flight and what Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan termed a crisis of urban education in 1965. Despite often valiant efforts to serve inner city children and bolster urban school districts, the result of this exodus, Rury cogently argues, was the creation of a new metropolitan educational hierarchy—a mirror image of the urban-centric model that prevailed before World War II. The stubborn perception that suburban schools are superior, reflective of test scores and budgets, has persisted into the 21st century and instantiates today's metropolitan landscape of social, economic, and educational inequality.

Educational equalization --- Racism in education --- Discrimination in education --- Suburban schools --- History. --- Kansas --- Missouri --- opportunity hoarding, racial segregation, Kansas City, localism, metropolitan development.

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We love the local. From the cherries we buy, to the grocer who sells them, to the school where our child unpacks them for lunch, we express resurgent faith in decentralizing the institutions and businesses that arrange our daily lives. But the fact is that huge, bureaucratic organizations often still shape the character of our jobs, schools, the groceries where we shop, and even the hospitals we entrust with our lives. So how, exactly, can we work small, when everything around us is so big, so global and standardized? In Organizing Locally, Bruce Fuller shows us, taking stock of America’s rekindled commitment to localism across an illuminating range of sectors, unearthing the crucial values and practices of decentralized firms that work. Fuller first untangles the economic and cultural currents that have eroded the efficacy of—and our trust in—large institutions over the past half century. From there we meet intrepid leaders who have been doing things differently. Traveling from a charter school in San Francisco to a veterans service network in Iowa, from a Pennsylvania health-care firm to the Manhattan branch of a Swedish bank, he explores how creative managers have turned local staff loose to craft inventive practices, untethered from central rules and plain-vanilla routines. By holding their successes and failures up to the same analytical light, he vividly reveals the key cornerstones of social organization on which motivating and effective decentralization depends. Ultimately, he brings order and evidence to the often strident debates about who has the power—and on what scale—to structure how we work and live locally. Written for managers, policy makers, and reform activists, Organizing Locally details the profound decentering of work and life inside firms, unfolding across postindustrial societies. Its fresh theoretical framework explains resurging faith in decentralized organizations and the ingredients that deliver vibrant meaning and efficacy for residents inside. Ultimately, it is a synthesizing study, a courageous and radical new way of conceiving of American vitality, creativity, and ambition.

Decentralization in government --- Community organization --- Health services administration. --- Community banks. --- Charter schools. --- decentralization, decentralize, education, health care, trade, public policy, organizing, organization, local, institutions, businesses, american, united states of america, usa, cultural studies, economics, inventive, staff, workers, labor, employees, creative, motivation, work, managers, reform, activism, activists, community, charter schools, localism, markets, banking, international, national.

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The description for this book, Colonial Identity in the Atlantic World, 1500-1800, will be forthcoming.

Americas --- Europe --- Ireland --- Irish Free State --- Council of Europe countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- New World --- Western Hemisphere --- History --- -Congresses. --- Colonies --- Civilization --- America --- Congresses. --- Kolonialismus --- Nationalbewusstsein --- Kolonisation --- Kolonie --- Aufsatzsammlung --- Identität --- Amerika --- Adams, John. --- Angola. --- Barbados. --- Bradford William. --- Byrd, William. --- Calvinism. --- Canadiens. --- Carolinas. --- Charles V (Spain). --- Connecticut. --- Cuahautemoc. --- Gaelic Irish. --- Georgia. --- Grenada. --- Herbert, William. --- Honduras. --- Iberian localism. --- Inquisition. --- Ireland. --- Jamaica. --- Leeward Islands. --- Lower Canada. --- Madeira. --- Maryland. --- North Carolina. --- Pennsylvania. --- Portugal. --- Quakers. --- Quetzalcoatl. --- Reformation. --- Sabugosa, count of. --- addiction. --- adultery. --- austerity. --- bairrismo. --- cochineal. --- collective rights. --- cruelty. --- disease. --- encomienda. --- expansionism, defensive. --- fee simple. --- fishing. --- imperial defense. --- indigo. --- knighthoods. --- liberty. --- mineral resources. --- nationalism. --- natural law. --- ocean crossing. --- ostentation. --- pardos. --- silver. --- Selbst --- Nichtidentität --- Identitätsphilosophie --- Identitätstheorie --- Beiträge --- Einzelbeiträge --- Sammelwerk --- Kolonialgebiet --- Schutzgebiet --- Kolonialreich --- Protektorat --- Entkolonialisierung --- Kolonisator --- Kolonialmacht --- Europa --- Erschließung --- Landerschließung --- Siedlung --- Landnahme --- Nationale Identität --- Nationales Bewusstsein --- Nationalgefühl --- Historische Identität --- Bewusstsein --- Nationalismus --- Nationenbildung --- Patriotismus --- Kolonialbestrebungen --- Kolonialpolitik --- Kolonialisierung --- Imperialismus --- Antikolonialismus --- Geografie --- Raumordnung --- Neue Welt --- Westliche Hemisphäre