‘Dealing’ with Governance and Planning? The Limits of Urban Intrapreneurialism

Connor Sheffield and Dave Valler

Planning Theory & Practice, 2023, vol. 24, issue 4, 453-472

Abstract: This paper examines ‘deal-based’ policy responses to local and sub-regional governance dilemmas, drawing on issues around strategic planning policy in Oxfordshire, UK. Deal-based policy is conceptualised as a form of urban intrapreneurialism, explicitly designed to cultivate change within local state operations and to promote associated organisational innovation, institutional proactivity, and policy reorientation. A general evaluative frame for urban intrapreneurialism is derived and then deployed for the Oxfordshire case, assessing the extent to which deal-based policy is able to respond to the distinctive and challenging set of governance dilemmas which pertain. Finally, broader conceptual and policy implications are discussed.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/14649357.2023.2262442

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