Bulpitt in America: Presidential Approaches, Territorial Politics and the Field of Urban Policy

This article examines Jim Bulpitt's seminal work on UK territorial politics within the American context. We approach territorial politics by examining the ebbs and flows of American urban policy during the period 1964 to 2008. In doing so, our analysis explores changes in presidential approache...

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Published in:Government and opposition (London) 2010-07, Vol.45 (3), p.406-435
Main Authors: Savitch, H. V., Osgood, Jeffery L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bulpitt, James Graham (1937-99)
Bulpitt, Jim
Centre-periphery relations
Cities
City politics
Executive branch
Government
Local government
Policy analysis
Political Affiliation
Political ideologies
Political parties
Political power
Political science
Politics
Presidency
Presidents
State structure
Suburbs
Territorial issues
Territoriality
Territories
U.S.A
United Kingdom
United States of America
Urban areas
Urban Policy
Voting
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Summary:This article examines Jim Bulpitt's seminal work on UK territorial politics within the American context. We approach territorial politics by examining the ebbs and flows of American urban policy during the period 1964 to 2008. In doing so, our analysis explores changes in presidential approaches towards urban policy, and thus center–periphery relations, based on the outcomes of electoral politics. We find that conditions specific to the USA cause American territorial politics to be continually fluid, often erratic and highly differentiated by party affiliation.
ISSN:0017-257X
1477-7053
DOI:10.1111/j.1477-7053.2010.01319.x