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Towards an understanding of local protest: hospital closure and community resistance.

Towards an understanding of local protest: hospital closure and community resistance.

Authors :
Brown, Tim
Source :
Social & Cultural Geography. Dec2003, Vol. 4 Issue 4, p489-506. 18p.
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to suggest an analytical framework through which the complex question of hospital closure and local protest can be further explored. The significance of this area of study lies with the extraordinary events that surrounded a campaign to save the Kidderminster General Hospital from downsizing. Whilst the hospital was not saved, the local campaign committee organizing the protest took their fight into the political arena and were successful in gaining a parliamentary voice in the 2001 general elections. Such an achievement has had considerable political implications, however, the question asked here is how might we begin to interpret the events that took place. To this end, the paper draws on current geographical literature in an attempt to construct a framework that accounts for both national policy debates and the local context within which such campaigns emerge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14649365
Volume :
4
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Social & Cultural Geography
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
12021455
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/1464936032000137920