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We're delighted to announce that our co-authored (Joseph Owen | @mjhowcroft | Nicky Marsh) article -- Levelling Up, affective governance and tensions within "pride in place" -- has been published in Politics + Space (Politics + Space). Please read and share: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…

And Towns Joseph Owen @mjhowcroft Nicky Marsh Politics + Space Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities Arts and Humanities Research Council School of Humanities at University of Southampton English at Soton UoS Public Engagement Public Policy|Southampton (PPS) Arts at University of Southampton Rural Media Darlington Borough Council SouthamptonCC Orwell Society

The good stuff--

Congratulations Joseph Owen @mjhowcroft and Nicky Marsh 🙌

Bridges not Borders, our ACE and AHRC-funded (English at Soton), project is coming to a celebratory close with a ten-day exhibition Portsmouth Guildhall of South Asian art on fabric, wood and canvas by local artists. Also included, display of community art & poetry produced at workshops

🏢 Understanding pride in a broader and critical sense, rooted in collective emotional responses, is vital for rebuilding social cohesion in communities. @mjhowcroft Nicky Marsh Joseph Owen #Governance #Policymaking 👇 Read the full article here: buff.ly/3MtOef9

We are delighted to preview the Institute of Historical Research ‘s Centre for the History of People Place & Community 24-25 events series! The series will focus on place-based histories as #knowledgeexchange. You can already sign up for our autumn events at history.ac.uk/seminars/peopl… Everyone is welcome.

Blog: Thomas Aubrey critiques the government's reliance on Private Finance Initiatives for infrastructure & recommends using development corporations. He suggests leveraging Land Value Capture in LURA 2023 for building sustainable new towns. bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/funding-n…

And Towns has a new logo and website! Look through to see our policy outputs, place-based reports and creative collaborations-- all of which seek to understand the role of culture in places. andtowns.co.uk

To launch our site, Joseph Owen has written a blog reflecting on being an academic interloper at the 2024 Labour Conference in Liverpool: andtowns.co.uk/news/stronger-…

Government’s ‘new towns’ plan must prioritise social infrastructure, says new report by Rosa Marks. Successful new towns rely not only on housing but also on essential community facilities that foster interaction and connectivity. Read: bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/publications/s…

Showcase of our HEIF interdisciplinary Knowledge Exchange projects 2023/2024: Learning from Marginalised People’s Creative Responses to Justice Problems Fraud in True Crime Television Reliving Southampton’s Medieval Past through Digital Storytelling Blue Description Project 1/

We are happy to see that research made by Dr Joseph Owen has been featured in this new publication by Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson MBE on widening the evidence base for #public #policymaking. Thanks to the Arts and Humanities Research Council for funding the work and Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities for hosting the projects.

All welcome! --CMCW SHORTNESS Research Day --on Avenue Campus at the University of Southampton --23 April, 11am–5pm

🎭 Southampton researchers helped shape a major new report on safeguarding the UK’s creative sector—calling for better protections, fair pay & long-term investment in the arts. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/2wtvIfd #ArtsPolicy #CreativeEconomy

🎲 New blog: CivicMAGIC and the Rise of Serious Games How TTRPGs & co-designed games are reshaping decision-making, policy & participation. From D&D to Fantasy Farming, this isn’t just play—it’s practice. 📝 Read: buff.ly/7YeEo2L #SeriousGames #CivicMagic #TTRPG