Region in Transition

• Contents: Locating the region: an introduction, John Tomaney and Neil Ward. The Economy in Transition: Situating the North East in the European space economy, David Charles and Paul Benneworth; Defence closure and job loss: the case of Swan Hunter on Tyneside, John Tomaney, Andy Pike and James Cornford; Working in the business family: micro-business livelihoods in the North East and South East of England, Susan Baines and Jane Wheelock. Politics and Culture in Transition: Region-building in the North East: regional identity and regionalist politics, Chris Lanigan; Pride and prejudice: two cultures and the North East’s transition, Peter Fowler, MIke Robinson and Priscilla Boniface; The restructuring of young Geordies’ employment, household and consumption identities, Robert Hollands. Environment and Countryside in Transition: A sociological perspective on air quality monitoring in Teeside, Peter Phillimore, Suzanne Moffatt and Tanja Pless-Mulloli; The rural in the region: towards an inclusive regional policy for the North East, Neil Ward and Philip Lowe; Local interests, regional needs or national imperative? the Otterburn question and military training in rural areas, Rachel Woodward.

’Taken together, these essays do reveal something of the the contemporary mood of the region and, more particuarly, the complex feelings of those of us who study the North-East.’ Local Government Studies