en English Democratic Governance and the Future of the City European Services Strategy Unit : News and events : 2005 :Democratic Governance and the Future of the City A joint project by Centre for Public Services and the Sustainable Cities Research Unit, University of Northumbria involving the Wainwright Trust, Millfield House Foundation, Newcastle UNISON, the Public and Commercial Services Union and the Northern Region of the TUC. The project will focus on Newcastle but will address both a local, regional, national and European audience. The project will have two main themes. The first theme is an analysis of the ‘state of governance’ and the systematic erosion of democratic institutions through neo-liberalism and corporatisation and marketisation in particular. It will also examine alternatives strategies how a multi-cultural and sustainable city built on social justice can be created. The second theme is the relationship between democracy and the quality of life. This theme will examine how more sustainable local and regional economies can be developed, enhancing both urban and rural quality of life. Further details will be posted as the project develops. Dexter Whitfield, mail@centre-public.org.uk European Services Strategy Unit, Duagh, Camp, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. democratic accountability city region corporatisation sustainable communities neo-liberalism marketisation Trade UnionsGovernment BodiesCommunity Organisations 2005 XHTML™ 1.0 The Extensible HyperText Markup Language (Second Edition) Level Double-A Conformance to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Cascading Style Sheets, level 2 Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit text/html HTML 2005-05-04T13:50:42Z Created 2008-01-31T16:46:12Z Modified