Contents

pp iii-iv

List of tables, figures and boxes

pp v-v

Notes on contributors

pp vi-xi

Acknowledgements

pp xii-xiv

Foreword

pp xv-xvi

1 - Islands of hope in a sea of despair: civil society in an age of austerity

pp 1-18

2 - The North East of England: place, economy and people

pp 19-34

PART I - The public sector and civil society

pp 35-36

3 - The public sector and civil society: introduction

pp 37-42

4 - Innovation outside the state: the Glendale Gateway Trust

pp 43-56

5 - The Byker Community Trust and the ‘Byker Approach’

pp 57-72

6 - Cafe society: transforming community through quiet activism and reciprocity

pp 73-88

7 - ‘Computer Says No’: exploring social justice in digital services

pp 89-104

8 - Drive to thrive: a place-based approach to tackling poverty in Gateshead

pp 105-120

9 - City of Dreams: enabling children and young people’s cultural participation and civic voice in Newcastle and Gateshead

pp 121-136

10 - Are we ‘all in this together’? Reflecting on the continuities between austerity and the COVID-19 crisis

pp 137-144

PART II: The civic university

pp 145-146

11 - The civic university: introduction

pp 147-152

12 - Reinventing a civic role for the 21st century: the cathedral and the university

pp 153-168

13 - Realising the potential of universities for inclusive, innovation-led development: the case of the Newcastle City Futures Urban Living Partnership pilot

pp 169-186

14 - Future Homes: developing new responses through new organisations

pp 187-202

15 - The good, the bad and the disconcerting: a week in the life of university project-based learning for schools

pp 203-220

16 - The containment of democratic innovation: reflections from two university collaborations

pp 221-234

17 - Citizen power, the university and the North East

pp 235-250

18 - So what is a university in any case? A grass-roots perspective on the university and urban social justice

pp 251-256

19 - Conclusion: hope in an age of austerity and a time of anxiety

pp 257-274

Index

pp 275-285