The Dynamics of Policy-Making under UK Devolution: Social Housing in Northern Ireland

Jenny Muir

Housing Studies, 2013, vol. 28, issue 7, 1081-1093

Abstract: Housing policy formation under the United Kingdom's devolution settlement is currently under-researched and insufficiently understood. This article uses the example of social housing policy-making in Northern Ireland to reflect on its impact. Five factors with the potential to influence post-devolution policy-making are identified: common UK citizenship and ideology, policy networks, the political process, the mechanics of devolution and membership of the European Union. A post-devolution review of social housing policy in Northern Ireland is followed by a discussion of three key issues from the 2007 to 2011 administration: governance, procurement of new social housing, and 'shared space' and a shared future. Interviews with policy-makers indicate that 2007-2011 marked the beginnings of a trend away from the technocratic domination of officials towards greater intervention and policy ownership by politicians, but that the significance of this should not be overstated. The implications for multi-level and multi-jurisdictional policy-making in devolved and federal states are considered.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2013.803045

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