Ruth’s Sociology Resources Blog

One of this morning’s headlines is that the government is planning to reform local government, devolving more decision making power away from local government and encouraging local involvement in policy creation.

Such a move could be seen as evidence supporting Gidden’s theory that globalisation, as well as creating communities and power at a global level, leads to localisation and devolution of power to small, gepgraphically defined communities.  In his book The Third Way (Giddens, 1997), he argues that the devolution of power to Scotland and Wales, as well as increased nationalist sentiments in society are as much part of globalisation as the growth of intenational communications and economic links.
BBC NEWS | Politics | Local government shake-up planned