Hope under Neoliberal Austerity: Responses from Civil Society and Civic Universities

doi:10.46692/9781447356844

Hope under Neoliberal Austerity

Responses from Civil Society and Civic Universities

This book explores the ways in which communities are responding to today's society as government policies are increasingly promoting privatisation, deregulation and individualisation of responsibilities, providing insights into the efficacy of these approaches through key policy issues including access to food, education and health.

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Hope under Neoliberal Austerity

Responses from Civil Society and Civic Universities

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iv

List of tables, figures and boxes
pp v-v

Notes on contributors
pp vi-xi

Acknowledgements
pp xii-xiv

Foreword
pp xv-xvi

1 - Islands of hope in a sea of despair: civil society in an age of austerity
pp 1-18

2 - The North East of England: place, economy and people
pp 19-34

PART I - The public sector and civil society
pp 35-36

3 - The public sector and civil society: introduction
pp 37-42

4 - Innovation outside the state: the Glendale Gateway Trust
pp 43-56

5 - The Byker Community Trust and the ‘Byker Approach’
pp 57-72

6 - Cafe society: transforming community through quiet activism and reciprocity
pp 73-88

7 - ‘Computer Says No’: exploring social justice in digital services
pp 89-104

8 - Drive to thrive: a place-based approach to tackling poverty in Gateshead
pp 105-120

9 - City of Dreams: enabling children and young people’s cultural participation and civic voice in Newcastle and Gateshead
pp 121-136

10 - Are we ‘all in this together’? Reflecting on the continuities between austerity and the COVID-19 crisis
pp 137-144

PART II: The civic university
pp 145-146

11 - The civic university: introduction
pp 147-152

12 - Reinventing a civic role for the 21st century: the cathedral and the university
pp 153-168

13 - Realising the potential of universities for inclusive, innovation-led development: the case of the Newcastle City Futures Urban Living Partnership pilot
pp 169-186

14 - Future Homes: developing new responses through new organisations
pp 187-202

15 - The good, the bad and the disconcerting: a week in the life of university project-based learning for schools
pp 203-220

16 - The containment of democratic innovation: reflections from two university collaborations
pp 221-234

17 - Citizen power, the university and the North East
pp 235-250

18 - So what is a university in any case? A grass-roots perspective on the university and urban social justice
pp 251-256

19 - Conclusion: hope in an age of austerity and a time of anxiety
pp 257-274

Index
pp 275-285

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