North East After Brexit

The North East is one of Britain’s most disadvantaged regions. This area, where wealth was generated from coal, steel and engineering during the Industrial Revolution, has struggled to progress at the same rate as regions in Southern England. With a reliance on public sector services, the North East is set to be one of the hardest hit areas after Britain’s exit from the European Union. The North East after Brexit arises from new research and activities at Northumbria University to shape the future of public sector management in the region. Across a range of new themes and governance, work is focused on how public sector agencies can work better together to shape the Northern economy in the future. The North East is a key partner in the Northern Powerhouse involving three northern regions and is designed to rebalance the northern economy in the UK and bridge the chasm between north and south. This important text is set within the context of the Northern Powerhouse; a highly complex and challenging concept that demands the development of new partnerships across the regions, and the need for collaborative working across city regions in the north.With a focus on Brexit and austerity as key drivers of change, this invaluable text contributes to debates in the region surrounding employment changes and policy directions in a post- Brexit world. It will prove to be an essential read for policy makers, government researchers and those working in the fields of public sector leadership and management. Joyce Liddle is a Professor of Public Leadership and Enterprise, Director of Research and Innovation and John Shutt is a Professor of Public Policy and Management. Both are located at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK.

Joyce Liddle is a Professor of Public Leadership and Enterprise, Director of Research and Innovation at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK. She was previously Professor of Public Leadership and Management at IMPGT, Aix-Marseille Université and is a graduate of the Universities of Durham and Warwick. John Shutt is Professor of Public Policy and Management at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK. He is a graduate of Leeds Beckett, Birmingham and Cardiff Universities. He was previously a Visiting Professor at the College of Business and Management at Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT) in Hangzhou, China.John and Joyce are working together at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University to establish a new Centre for Northern Public Sector Governance to lead research and teaching in Public Sector Management.