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In many national contexts, asymmetric decentralisation creates political spatial inequalities, as some places are given more power and resources than others. This can exacerbate underlying place-based disadvantages. Capacity-building programmes could offer an important counterweight but, as we show in this paper, they must be attuned to place-based need. Drawing on documentary analysis of the English devolution agenda, this article identifies four pitfalls for capacity-building in asymmetric systems: the neglect of systemic governance capacity; the absence of needs-based allocation; unclear central-local responsibilities; and insufficient attention to spatial inequalities. We propose an integrated strategy to align capacity-building with territorial fairness.
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@article{Newman2026Building,
title = {Building place-based capacity in an asymmetric system: supporting England’s devolution periphery or fuelling political spatial inequality?},
author = {Jack Newman and Charlotte Hoole and Sam Warner and Timea Nochta and Peter Eckersley and David Richards},
journal = {Contemporary Social Science},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.1080/21582041.2026.2716760},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2026.2716760}
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