Andrew Connell
Cardiff University
8 Papers
28 Citations
Andrew Connell is an academic researcher from Cardiff University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Government & Computer science. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 5 publications.
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Papers
A place-based system? Regional policy levers and the UK’s productivity challenge
TL;DR: In this article , three UK regions are compared in relation to four policy levers (nodality; authority; treasure; organization) and four drivers of productivity (investment and innovation; transport infrastructure; entrepreneurship and employment; skills).
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How can subnational governments deliver their policy objectives in the age of austerity? Reshaping homelessness policy in Wales
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore how a devolved government in a small country, faced with external constraints beyond its immediate control, can deploy policy resources to shape a distinctive approach to public services, and conclude that a combination of Nodality and Authority provide powerful resources for a subnational government which has only limited formal powers and fiscal autonomy.
Can meso-governments use metagovernance tools to tackle complex policy problems?
TL;DR: This paper explored how and why the resulting meso-governments may use the tools of metagovernance and showed that low-ranking officials can exercise greater agency in policy development than has previously been assumed.
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Welfare Policy Under New Labour: The Politics of Social Security Reform
Andrew Connell
- 30 Nov 2010
TL;DR: Andrew Connell as discussed by the authors analyzed the development of welfare reform policy following New Labour's ascent to power in 1997 to show how ideas, actors, and structures can constrain policy options.
Prelates as part-time Parliamentarians: The attendance and participation of the Lords Spiritual in the contemporary House of Lords
TL;DR: This article explored the factors which shape the Bishops' attendance and participation in the House of Lords and found that although long-standing constraints on their attendance have persisted and indeed increased in recent decades, they have nonetheless found ways to maintain and increase their Parliamentary activity in the light of changes in the Church, Parliament and society.