Dr Charlotte Hoole

• PhD, Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield, 2018
• BA (Hons), Geography, University of Sheffield, 2012

Charlotte received her undergraduate degree in Human Geography from the University of Sheffield in 2012, followed by a PhD in Urban Studies and Planning from the University of Sheffield in 2018. Her doctoral research examined sub-national leadership and governance in England, with a particular focus on city-regionalism, devolution, and austerity politics since 2010.

Throughout her career, Charlotte has carried out research that aims to inform and influence local, regional and national policymaking. For this she has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council, local and national government in England, and a number of UK-based charities. Her practical policy experience includes an internship with Sheffield First Partnership in 2015 funded by the ADH Crook Fellowship Scheme, and two years as a Policy and Data Analyst at City-REDI within the Birmingham Business School.

Following her PhD, Charlotte was awarded an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Sheffield to extend her research on city-regions and local governance. Then in 2019, she joined City-REDI as a Co-Investigator on the ESRC-funded LIPSIT project examining the impact of the UK’s governance structures in the formulation of place-based policies and central-local relations. Currently, she leads an ESRC-funded project focused on ways to improve public funding allocation in England to reduce geographical inequalities.

Research interests

• Local and regional economic development
• Governance and devolution 
• Region-building and soft spaces of planning