Paul Thomas

ORCID: 0000-0003-1264-2759
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Research Areas
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Infrared Target Detection Methodologies
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Social Work Education and Practice
  • Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
  • Irish and British Studies
  • Education and Islamic Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Impact of Light on Environment and Health
  • Healthcare Systems and Technology
  • Political Economy and Marxism
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
  • Religious Education and Schools

University of Huddersfield
2012-2024

University of West London
2005-2022

Royal College of General Practitioners
2015-2018

La Jolla Pharmaceutical (United States)
2015-2017

Sainsbury Laboratory
2016

Prince of Wales Hospital
2014

UNSW Sydney
2014

Health Affairs
2008-2014

Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
2014

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
2014

This article suggests that Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE), the government's ‘hearts and minds’ response to threat of domestic Islamist terrorism within wider CONTEST strategy, has been exposed as both failed friendless by growing political academic scrutiny. PVE's monocultural focus on Muslims is in stark contradiction overriding policy goal community cohesion, while its implementation provoked accusations surveillance engineering ‘value changes’ Muslim communities. Local conflicts...

10.1111/j.1467-856x.2010.00422.x article EN The British Journal of Politics and International Relations 2010-07-05

Since the 7/7 bombings of July 2005, Britain has experienced a domestic terror threat posed by small minority young Muslims. In response, initiated 'Prevent', preventative counter-terrorism programme. Building on previous, general critiques Prevent, this article outlines and critically discusses ways in which Prevent approached Muslims their educational institutions. The argues that, rather than trust broader non-stigmatizing processes anti-extremist education, police-led 'engaged' with...

10.1080/02601370.2016.1164469 article EN International Journal of Lifelong Education 2016-03-03

Research networks have been established throughout the United Kingdom and internationally to develop research education

10.1136/bmj.322.7286.588 article EN BMJ 2001-03-10

When Britain imposed the "Prevent duty", a legal duty on education, health and social welfare organisations to report concerns about individuals identified as at-risk of radicalisation, critics argued it would accentuate stigmatisation Muslim communities, "chill" free speech, exacerbate societal securitisation. Based 70 interviews with educational professionals national online survey (n = 225), this article examines their perceptions how has played out in practice. It then provides an...

10.1080/17539153.2019.1568853 article EN Critical Studies on Terrorism 2019-01-30

Despite the fact that some work had been done on children's conceptions of economic affairs, very little appears to have use money. This study set out examine sex, age and class differences in 7–12‐year‐old pocket money/allowances. Males females, from middle‐ working‐class backgrounds three groups (7/8, 9/10, 11/12), completed a questionnaire which sought establish such things as amount money children received; other sources income; whether they were required for their money; how encouraged...

10.1111/j.2044-835x.1984.tb00926.x article EN British Journal of Developmental Psychology 1984-09-01

Muslim youth ‘identities’ are at the forefront of recent policy concern in UK. The 2001 riots northern English towns apparently revealed alienated communities living ‘parallel lives’ and failing to share British identity. Whilst highly contested, resulting new priority Community Cohesion debates around ‘Britishness’ have moved forward. 7/7 bombings subsequent terror plots arguably confirmed picture as oppositional values, prompting blaming multiculturalism attempts ‘prevent violent...

10.1177/0038038511416161 article EN Sociology 2011-11-19

This paper calls for the routine integration of mental health promotion and prevention into UK General Practice in order to reduce burden physical disorders ensuing pressure on Practice. The proposals & resulting document (https://ethicscharity.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/rcgp_keymsg_150925_v5.pdf) arise from an expert 'Think Tank' convened by London Journal Primary Care, Educational Trust Health Improvement through Cognitive Strategies (ETHICS Foundation) Royal College Practitioners. It...

10.1080/17571472.2015.1135659 article EN London Journal of Primary Care 2016-01-02

Preventative, ‘soft’ counter-terrorism policies have proved internationally controversial, as criticisms of Britain’s Prevent strategy show. However, there is a danger that change, complexity and contestation within approaches like are overlooked. This article examines Prevent’s changing focus ‘responsibilisation’ and, in response, experiences by both the local state Muslim communities, including mediation ‘enactment’ organisations individual professionals. In discussing this, argues for...

10.1332/030557317x14943145195580 article EN Policy & Politics 2017-05-23

by Richard Race, London, Continuum Books, 2010, 152 pp., £22.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-87406-018-1 Over the past decade “multiculturalism” has become increasingly controversial within British poli...

10.1080/00131911.2011.619887 article EN Educational Review 2011-10-21

Abstract Identifying and selecting suitable criteria is an important consideration in evaluating the performance of public sector organizations. Which are chosen, how they weighted, will depend largely on perspective being taken; different stakeholders (for example, clients, providers or commissioners) likely to emphasize criteria. In this paper a number identified argument developed indicate which be valued by various stakeholders. Furthermore, approaches mechanisms for evaluation links...

10.1111/j.1467-9515.1996.tb00432.x article EN Social Policy and Administration 1996-06-01

10.1016/0140-1971(84)90030-7 article EN Journal of Adolescence 1984-09-01

The 7/7 London suicide bombings of July 2005 and numerous subsequent Islamist terror plots have highlighted the reality an ‘internal’ threat to Britain. One governmental response has been ‘Preventing Violent Extremism’ (PVE) programme. Whilst educational aspect its focus on Muslim young people is be welcomed, there are serious concerns as whether PVE policy, currently designed, falling between two stools. To date, programme focuses exclusively communities in flat contradiction integration...

10.1111/j.1467-923x.2009.01985.x article EN The Political Quarterly 2009-04-01

A vast number of clinical services are needed by all persons who sustain disabling injuries. Provision comprehensive through a model system care for with spinal cord injury has been shown to be cost effective and favorably affect outcomes. Since 1987, the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation Research, US Department Education, funded five systems traumatic brain injury. Such provide coordinated continuum from onset when emergency medical expert evacuation transportation, followed...

10.1097/00001199-199308020-00003 article EN Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 1993-06-01

When general practitioners and family physicians listen, reflect, diagnose, we use 3 different theories of knowledge. This essay explores these to highlight an approach clinical practice, inquiry, learning that can do justice the complex uncertain world experience. The following points are made: (1) A variety approaches research audit needed illuminate richness experience witnessed by medical practitioners. (2) Evidence about past cannot predict future except in simple, short-term, or slowly...

10.1370/afm.581 article EN The Annals of Family Medicine 2006-09-01

‘Community Cohesion’, and the apparent lack of it, was rapidly offered as explanation for 2001 disturbances across northern England, has since become a cornerstone government approaches to race relations policy. This article explores what Community Cohesion means welfare practitioners in Oldham, one affected towns. Academic discussion been largely hostile, focusing on language assumptions reports. While highlighting important issues, these debates have virtually free empirical evidence how...

10.1017/s0047279407001080 article EN Journal of Social Policy 2007-06-07
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