Developments in local governance and devolution over the past decade have provided new opportunities to tackle policy problems from a place-based angle. Innovations to strengthen participation can ensure more people participate in policymaking to help mitigate issues such as structural inequalities which affect them first hand.

Written by: Francesca Gains, Professor of Public Policy, and Liz Richardson, Professor of Public Administration, University of Manchester

Read by: Sol Hallam, Civic Engagement Coordinator, Policy@Manchester

This article was published as part of Policy@Manchester's publication: Power In Place.

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