Jack Newman, Simon Collinson, Nigel Driffield, Nigel Gilbert and Charlotte Hoole argue that the real solutions to the failings of the Conservative government’s levelling-up agenda in the UK lie in governance and not just investment. This is a lesson the Labour Party, as likely winner of the next election, should learn
Research Fellow II, City Region Economic and Development Institute (City-REDI), University of Birmingham
Charlotte’s research interests lie broadly in the geography and political economy of local and regional development, governance and policy.
Previously, Charlotte worked as a Postdoctoral ESRC Fellow in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield.
She has eight years of experience in academic and consultancy posts, during which she has carried out research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Research England, local government in England, BEIS, Innovate UK, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Bank of England, the European Union and the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Charlotte completed her PhD in 2018 at the University of Sheffield, focused on place leadership and governance in a city-regional context.
