Recent work has suggested that the discontent over perceived negative impacts arising from liberalisation and globalisation need to be more carefully considered. The critiques emanating from non-governmental organisations and social movements are considered to be amongst the most significant. This paper examines one example of such criticism – localism – that emerged during the economic crisis ...

Putting Localism in Place: Conservative Images of the Good Community and the Contradictions of Planning Reform in England Malcolm Tait & Andy Inch To cite this article: Malcolm Tait & Andy Inch (2016) Putting Localism in Place: Conservative Images of the Good Community and the Contradictions of Planning Reform in England, Planning Practice & Research, 31:2, 174-194, DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2015.1...

Studies of the relationship between nationalism and localism have brought evidence that these orientations might maintain either relations of opposition or congruence. By conceiving of localism mainly as a strategy, this paper argues that localism can be used alternately as an anchor of nationalist narrative or as an alternative to nationalism by the exact same community. This argument is illus...

Behavioral theory in geography attempts to describe and explain the spatial activities of individuals in terms of fundamental perceptual and cognitive processes. As applied to surfing, behavioral theory can give us greater insight into localism (territoriality) and provides a context for understanding the complex cognitive processes involved in choosing where to surf and in choosing where to pa...

Localism is a social movement often associated with “buy local” food initiatives or the prevention of big-box retail expansion. At its core, however, localism is also about fostering local independence by encouraging businesses to opt for local alternatives when making purchasing decisions. In this article, we develop and test hypotheses that organizations with stronger communityoriented identi...

We analyze competition between a mass media producer and providers of local content. The business model is that of a two-sided market: advertising finances programming. Broadcasters compete by choosing ad levels and program quality. The local market decision (advertising level) is tailored to each market, while the quality decision is one-size fits all. This means there are externalities betwee...