The ‘war on terror' has emerged as the principal conflict of our time, where ‘Islamic fanaticism' is identified as the greatest threat to Western liberal democracies. Within the United Kingdom, and beyond, this political discourse has designated Muslims as the new ‘enemy within'-justifying...

Alongside efforts to improve practitioners' skills to deliver regeneration policy in the UK, the government has been actively encouraging members of 'target' communities to participate in such activities. However, less attention has been paid to the impact of skills training for regeneration...

Purpose The chapter summarises issues associated with the effectiveness of urban policy interventions. In particular it emphasises the importance of sites, scales and spaces of state activity and the implications for the current and future nature of regeneration governance, policy and practice....