Mark's first degree was in Sociology, and in 2007 he was awarded a PhD.听He has written two books and many other publications.听His publications include:
Journal articles
- 鈥淕iving power away: The 鈥榙e- words鈥 and the downward transfer of power in mid-2010s England鈥, Regional and Federal Studies, under submission
- 鈥淐onceptualising generative power in the city-regions of England鈥, Urban Studies, under submission
- 鈥淢oney talks: the finances of combined authorities鈥, Local Economy, forthcoming 2019
- 鈥淓ngland plus? Territory, identity and fiscal devolution in the UK鈥, with Federico Mor, British Politics 14:1, 44-62, 2019
- 鈥溾橳aking back control鈥, the UK鈥檚 constitutional narrative, and Schrodinger鈥檚 devolution鈥, with Cathy Gormley-Heenan, Parliamentary Affairs, forthcoming
- 鈥淎 reply on fiscal decentralisation鈥, Public Money and Management 39:1, 2-4, January 2019 鈥淭erritory, power and statecraft: understanding English devolution鈥, Regional Studies 52:6, 853-864 with Matthew Flinders and Sarah Ayres, 2017
- 鈥淧olicy making front and back stage: assessing the implications for effectiveness and democracy鈥, British Journal of Politics and International Relations 19:4, 861-876, with Sarah Ayres and Tessa Coombes, 2017.
- 鈥淕rowing pains: property taxation and revenue incentives in English local government鈥, with Federico Mor. Local Economy 32:5, 399-419, 2017 Winner of the Sam Aaronovitch Prize 2017 for best article in journal
- 鈥淭he quiet return of equalisation alongside incentive in the English local government finance system鈥, 2017, Public Money and Management 37:4, 245-252
- 鈥淐itizen participation and changing governance: cases of devolution in England鈥, Policy & Politics 45:2, 251-269, 2017, with Brenton Prosser, Alan Renwick, Arianna Giovannini, Gerry Stoker et al.
- 鈥淪igning up to devolution: the prevalence of contract over governance in English devolution policy鈥, 2017, Regional & Federal Studies 27:1, 63-82
- 鈥淧ublic services and local government: the end of the principle of 鈥榝unding following duties鈥欌. 2016. Local Government Studies 42 (4): 637-656
- 鈥淓nglish Question or Union Question? Neither has easy answers鈥, with Robert Hazell, Political Quarterly 86:1, 2016, pp. 16-23
Book chapters
- 鈥淚s devolution to England鈥檚 cities here to stay?鈥, in ed. Akash Paun, Has Devolution Worked?, Institute for Government, forthcoming 2019
- 鈥淎dapting to the fiscal landscape: local governments, revenue and taxation powers鈥, 2018, in ed Richard Kerley and Joyce Liddle, International Handbook of Local Government
- 鈥淧arliament and Devolution鈥, with Cathy Gormley-Heenan, in ed. Louise Thompson and Cristina Leston-Bandeira, Exploring Parliament, 2018
- 鈥淐umbria, the North, and what makes a territory鈥, in ed. Richard Hayton, Arianna Giovannini and Craig Berry, The politics of the North: Governance, territory and identity in Northern England, University of Leeds, 2015