Introduction of neighbourhoods and governance / Eileen Lepine [and others] -- Neighbourhood as a new focus for action in the urban policies of West European states / Rob Atkinson, Laurence Carmichael -- Under construction : the city-region and the neighbourhood : new actors in a system of multi-level governance? / Rob Atkinson -- More local than local government : the relationship between local government and the neighbourhood agenda / Eileen Lepine, Helen Sullivan -- Neighbourhoods, democracy and citizenship / Joanna Howard, David Sweeting -- Community leadership cycles and neighbourhood governance / Derrick Purdue -- Neighbourhood governance and diversity : the diverse neighbourhood / Yasminah Beebeejaun, Lucy Grimshaw -- Mainstreaming and neighbourhood governance : the importance of process, power and partnership / Ian Smith, Joanna Howard, Laura Evans -- Evaluation, knowledge and learning in neighbourhood governance : the case of the New Deal for Communities / Lucy Grimshaw, Ian Smith -- The future of neighbourhoods in urban policy / Eileen Lepine, Ian Smith, Marilyn |