Hope Under Neoliberal Austerity

Mel Steer is Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow at Northumbria University. Simin Davoudi is Professor of Environment and Planning at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at Newcastle University. Mark Shucksmith OBE is Professor of Planning at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at Newcastle University.Liz Todd is Professor of Educational Inclusion at the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences at Newcastle University.

• 1. Islands of Hope in a Sea of Despair: Civil Society in an Age of Austerity2. The North East of England: Place, Economy and PeoplePart 1: The Public Sector and Civil Society 3. The Public Sector and Civil Society: Introduction4. Innovation Outside the State: The Glendale Gateway Trust5. The Byker Community Trust and the ‘Byker Approach’6. Café Society: Transforming Community Through Quiet Activism and Reciprocity7. ‘Computer Says No’: Exploring Social Justice in Digital Services8. Drive to Thrive: A Place-Based Approach to Tackling Poverty in Gateshead9. City of Dreams: Enabling Children and Young People’s Cultural Participation and Civic Voice in Newcastle and Gateshead10. Are We ‘All in This Together?’: Reflecting on the Continuities Between Austerity and COVID-19 CrisesPart 2: The Civic University 11. The Civic University: Introduction12. Reinventing a Civic Role for the 21st-Century: The Cathedral and the University13. Realising the Potential of Universities for Inclusive, Innovation-Led Development: The Case of the Newcastle City Futures Urban Living Partnership Pilot14. Future Homes: Developing New Responses Through New Organisations15. The Good, the Bad and the Disconcerting: A Week in the Life of University Project Based Learning for Schools16. The Containment of Democratic Innovation: Reflections from Two University Collaborations17. Citizen Power, the University and the North East18. So What is a University in Any Case?: A Grass-roots Perspective on the University and Urban Social Justice19. Conclusion: Hope in an Age of Austerity and a Time of Anxiety