A5000041720- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Education Systems and Policy
- Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Geophysics and Sensor Technology
- Inertial Sensor and Navigation
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Flow Measurement and Analysis
- Night-time city culture
- Canadian Identity and History
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- International Development and Aid
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine
- Indian Economic and Social Development
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
University of Edinburgh
2007-2024
General Electric (United States)
2020-2023
Crandall University
1969-2022
Kabul University
2022
Durham University
1991-2021
Mott MacDonald (United Kingdom)
2021
University of Huddersfield
2021
Teesside University
2005-2018
University of Oklahoma
2016-2018
Government of South Africa
2018
Drawing upon qualitative, longitudinal research with ‘socially excluded’ young adults from some of England’s poorest neighbourhoods, the article explores how locally-embedded, social networks become part process whereby poverty and class inequalities are reproduced. Networks family friends, rooted in severely de-industrialized locales, supported people as they carved out transitions to adulthood adverse circumstances. Examples given respect informants’ highly localized housing careers their...
Abstract This paper draws upon qualitative research with 'socially excluded' young people in the North East of England. It proposes that concept and study 'leisure careers' is useful understanding transitions, (sub)cultural experiences identities social groups like this. The empirical focus significance leisure careers neighbourhood‐based, networks some criminally involved, socially excluded adults. Theoretically, we argue a on careers, as part broad, holistic approach to youth can help...
Coronary artery vein graft failure, resulting from thrombosis, intimal thickening, and atherosclerosis, is a significant clinical problem, with approximately 50% of grafts failing within 10 years. Intimal thickening caused by migration vascular smooth muscle cells the media to intima, where they proliferate. Interventions using gene transfer inhibit proliferation are attractive because ex vivo access possible. The involvement matrix-degrading metalloproteinases in well established, we...
Although enjoying a period of renewed government policy interest and favourable research funding, youth studies has recently come under considerable intellectual attack, much it from within. A common theme is that the major conceptual approach most British over past twenty years - sociological study transitions not helpful in approaching ‘the question’. The paper locates these recent critiques terms development ‘two traditions’ UK; which served to separate structural cultural analyses so...
This paper critically engages with a pervasive myth about welfare in the UK which is commonly spread by politicians, think tanks and media. that there are areas of country so affected entrenched cultures ‘welfare dependency’ majority residents unemployed. In undertaking research sought to investigate different idea - families where no-one has worked over several generations we simultaneously gathered evidence likelihood localities virtually employment. The rationale for Channel 4's Benefits...
Drawing on qualitative research youth transitions in a locale that faces all the objective problems of 'social exclusion' extreme form, this article explores ways which young people are connected to, or disconnected from, mainstream opportunities, lifestyles and outlooks. Case studies used to uncover lived experience single motherhood, drug-related crime persistent unemployment. These examined reveal how they connect, do not with prevailing academic policy discourses about 'excluded',...
Qualitative research with socially excluded young people in a prime underclass locale is the basis for this examination of experiences schooling shaping youth transitions. Young people’s accounts school disaffection were depressingly familiar. Explanations persistent truancy—for missing school—related, part, to powerful, (sub)cultural critiques orthodox claims about instrumental relevance education. Paradoxically, retrospect majority missed school, sense that they wished still there, and...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect critically upon current debates and tensions in the governance research UK more widely, particularly imperative that social science should demonstrate impact beyond academy. Design/methodology/approach Drawing implicitly Bevir’s theory governance, positions discourses about “research excellence impact” as elite narratives are rooted genealogically forms managerial audit culture which seek govern practices academics. reviews relevant literature,...
With international election observation subject to increasing criticism, this article evaluates how effectively domestic observers can play the role of impartial arbiters relative their counterparts. It reviews academic arguments about strengths and weaknesses observers, with a focus on 1) methodologies, resources, reporting practices; 2) credibility. presents case study Zambia's 2021 elections, detailing major missions activities. then compares media coverage popular perceptions showing...
In June 2020, the government of Tanzania declared that Covid-19 had been eradicated from country. As figures released by Tanzania's Ministry Health since March 2021 show, this was not true. Taking claim as an example authoritarian propaganda, article tackles issue 'reception' asking if Tanzanians believed government. Data a nationally representative survey conducted close to 2020 general elections suggest one-third respondents did believe government's declaration country, although prior and...
South Africa remains the global epicentre of HIV infection, and adolescent women have highest incidence in country. also has high rates alcohol other drug (AOD) use, violence, gender inequality. Violence converges with AOD inequities disparities, such as poverty, to increase sexual risk poor educational attainment for women. This study seeks test efficacy peer recruitment cofacilitation Young Women's Health CoOp (YWHC), a comprehensive gender-focused intervention reduce behaviours uptake...
Abstract A plethora of competing ideological versions enterprise are currently being promoted in pre‐ and post‐16 education training. Dominant among these models is as self‐employment small business. While moves to transform the educational system (and, indeed, whole regions country) name economic proceed apace, there has been little way independent, critical analysis consequences rise this movement for young people. This paper explores experience youth adults a depressed area Britain:...