scholarly journals The time-spaces of austerity urbanism: Narratives of ‘localism’ and UK neighbourhood policy

Urban Studies ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 004209802092950
Author(s):  
Eleanor Jupp
Keyword(s):  
Policy Change ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Coalition Government ◽  
Time Space ◽  
Conservative Coalition ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Neighbourhood Renewal

This paper examines the impact of urban policy change through an attention to shifting feelings about time and place among those affected by such changes. The focus is the shift from ‘Neighbourhood Renewal’ under the UK Labour Government (1997–2010) to ‘localism’ under the Conservative Coalition Government (2010–2015), as part of its programme of austerity. The article draws on longitudinal research with policy officials and resident-activists in two neighbourhoods in one UK city and examines their narratives about policy change and wider shifting feelings about time and place. From an official perspective, discourses and practices of localism were embraced to an extent, but uncertainty was also present. From the perspective of resident-activists, the changes in policy were experienced as a loss of past services and support, a sense of pessimism about the future, and fragmenting and inequitable trajectories for different localities. Temporalities of crisis were also apparent in responding to the material needs of residents undergoing deepening poverty. The failure of the localism discourse to provide everyday meaning can be seen as an example of the incoherent and fragmented nature of contemporary austerity urban governance. A time–space perspective, in particular focusing on how both policy actors and citizens use narrative to organise their spatial and temporal experiences, therefore offers resources for the wider analysis of urban governance.

The Last Days of the UK Film Council

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Civil Servants ◽  
The Political ◽  
Coalition Government ◽  
Key Players ◽  
Political Background ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Considerable Detail ◽  
Film Policy

Based on key players’ testimony and an extensive documented record, this chapter initially discusses the political background to the fraught merger talks between the BFI and the UKFC in 2009-2010, along with the uncertain role of the DCMS. It then turns to consider the shock decision to close the UKFC taken by Conservative ministers in the DCMS serving in the Coalition government elected in May 2010. Various possible reasons for closure are evaluated in considerable detail and the impact on the UKFC is described. The account analyses each of the steps taken by the DCMS to devise a new landscape of film support post-UKFC, with the BFI assuming many functions after extensive negotiation with ministers and civil servants. Next, the BFI’s new turn in film policy is considered. A range of views on the closure decision, both pro and con, is discussed.

The Influence of Dynamic Perspectives on Poverty Analysis and Anti-Poverty Policy in the UK

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETE ALCOCK
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Policy Intervention ◽  
Structure And Agency ◽  
Dynamic Perspective ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Debate

This article provides an overview of the academic debates and recent research on the dynamic perspective on poverty and anti-poverty policy. Renewed theoretical interest in dynamic analysis is discussed in the context of the more general debate about the roles of structure and agency in social relations. This is followed by a brief outline of some of the new empirical datasets now available for longitudinal research, in particular in the UK. The implications of dynamic analysis for our understanding of poverty are summarised, followed by a discussion of the impact of this on anti-poverty policy, again drawing largely on the UK, and some specifically English, developments. The article concludes that dynamic analysis and the role of agency has had a significant impact on both academic debate and policy intervention on poverty, but that this should not be interpreted as leading to an abandonment of policies for structural reform aimed at redistributing resources to the poor.

scholarly journals Variegated Europeanization and urban policy: Dynamics of policy transfer in France, Italy, Spain and the UK

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliet Carpenter ◽  
Moneyba González Medina ◽  
María Ángeles Huete García ◽  
Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado
Keyword(s):  
Urban Policy ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

This paper explores the dynamics of urban policy transfer in the European Union (EU), critically examining the process of Europeanization in relation to urban issues. The paper takes a comparative approach, analysing the evolution of urban policy and Europeanization in four member states: France, Italy, Spain and the UK from the 1990s up to the current Cohesion Policy period (2014–2020). Using an analytical framework based on three dimensions of Europeanization (direction, object and impact), we examine the extent to which urban policies are moving towards an integrated approach to sustainable urban development, as supported by the EU. The paper highlights the contradictions between processes of convergence through Europeanization, and path-dependent systems and trajectories that forge alternative paths. In doing so, it advances wider debates on the impact of Europeanization in a neo-liberal context by arguing that member states more likely to be affected by Europeanization are those most impacted by national austerity measures. A process of ‘variegated Europeanization’ is proposed to capture the differential practices taking place within the EU with regard to the circulation of the EU’s approach to urban policy.

scholarly journals Engaging Men in Psychosocial Cancer Support

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 109s-109s ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Wallace ◽  
C. Macgregor ◽  
P. Turnbull ◽  
A. Allan ◽  
L. Howells ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Informational Support ◽  
Cancer Support ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Male Specific ◽  
The Impact

Background: Despite increasing rates of cancer survivorship, there is still evidence to suggest men are less likely to access information services, health services and cancer screening. Men may be more reticent to express their emotions in relation to health and specifically in relation to cancer; and so it is important to ensure that services offer different routes to inclusion. Maggie´s ( www.maggiescentres.org ) is an innovative, multidisciplinary, health professional led model of holistic supportive cancer care, widely regarded as an exemplar of best practice in cancer rehabilitation and supported self-management. In 2017 Maggie´s received 249,247 visits across their network of twenty-three centres in the UK, Hong Kong and Tokyo. One of the key challenges for Maggie´s and others is to develop sustainable, innovative and equitable approaches to supportive care. Aim: To explore whether male-specific facilitated support groups provide a constructive environment within which men can engage with health professional led holistic cancer services. Methods: Men (n=39) with a range of cancers (including curative and noncurative) from varied socioeconomic backgrounds, attending male-specific facilitated support groups at eight Maggie's Centres in the UK completed questionnaires to give feedback on the social, emotional, practical and informational support the groups aim to provide. A smaller subset of group members (n=12) participated in focus group discussions to capture themes about why men attend the groups. The group facilitators were interviewed to provide observations about the impact of the groups on both the participants and themselves. Results: Men in the facilitated support groups report high levels of satisfaction in relation to practical (94.8%), emotional (95.2%) and social (90.47%) and informational support (92.50%). Thematic analysis of the smaller subset of focus group data suggest reasons why men attend male-specific support groups including “reducing isolation and developing a sense of belonging”, “creating shared experience and understanding”, “safely expressing emotion”, “protecting loved ones from distress” and “use of male specific language and humor”. Conclusion: Globally, the supportive care needs of men affected by cancer are changing but the Maggie´s model of care offers valuable lessons that can be generalized across varied support settings to meet these emerging needs. The current study underlines the importance of engaging and supporting men throughout the cancer experience through the use of professionally facilitated support groups that discuss themes tailored to the challenges the men face and maximize the opportunity for acceptable social support. Further controlled longitudinal research is required to build on these findings.

scholarly journals Examining Veterans’ Interactions with the UK Social Security System through a Trauma-Informed Lens

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
LISA SCULLION ◽  
KATHERINE CURCHIN
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Social Security System ◽  
Security System ◽  
Trauma Informed Care ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This paper uses the principles of trauma-informed care – safety, collaboration, choice, trustworthiness, and respect – to reflect on the quality of veterans’ treatment within the UK social security system. Drawing upon new data from qualitative longitudinal research with veterans in four geographical locations across England, UK, it explores their experiences within the social security system, highlighting specific issues relating to their interactions with the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) but also the conditionality inherent within the UK benefits system. Overall, it is evident that there is a lack of understanding of the impact of trauma on people’s psychosocial functioning and, as a result, veterans are treated in ways which are variously perceived as disrespectful, unfair or disempowering and in some cases exacerbate existing mental health problems. We propose that the application of trauma-informed care principles to the UK social security system could improve interactions within this system and avoid re-traumatising those experiencing on-going or unresolved trauma. The paradigm of trauma-informed care has been used internationally to examine health, homelessness, prison and childcare services, but ours is the first exploration of its application to the delivery of social security.

Conclusion: Rescaling urban governance

2020 ◽  
pp. 147-162
Author(s):  
John Sturzaker ◽  
Alexander Nurse
Keyword(s):  
Urban Governance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Local State ◽  
Cumulative Impacts ◽  
State Spending ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Different Levels

This chapter summarises and synthesises the preceding chapters, discussing a series of themes which have emerged. The first is the interaction between the levels of devolution which have been the focus of each chapter, reflecting upon overlaps between them and cumulative impacts of changes to different levels of governance. The second is that Brexit has dominated UK governance to an unhealthy degree, casting a long shadow over other issues, including localism. The third is the impact of ‘austerity’ and the reductions in central and local state spending consequent on it, and the fourth follows – that poorer people are consistently losing out from every round and type of reform. Our conclusion is, therefore, that localism as it has been instantiated in the UK has overall been a regressive force, but that this need not necessarily be the case – whilst we identify few lessons for other places, there is scope to work within and around formal governance frameworks to have a more positive impact.

Chronotopic translanguaging and the mobile languaging subject: insights from an Algerian academic sojourner in the UK

Multilingua ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadjer Taibi ◽  
Khawla Badwan
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Time ◽  
Linguistic Ideologies ◽  
Conceptual Tool ◽  
Time Space ◽  
Space Frames ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Virtual Mobility ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Abstract This study discusses the impact of spatial, temporal and virtual mobility on how mobile individuals talk about language in their world, and how they use language offline and online to communicate over time and across space. We introduce the notion of chronotopic translanguaging to highlight the significance of merging time and place in sociolinguistics. Doing so, we present a rather stretched understanding of time to include references to real time, online compressed time, linguistic ideologies and practices carried over time and challenged in recent times, as well as understanding time as an ecological factor. We interviewed Ekram, an Algerian academic sojourner, and observed her Facebook profile before and after coming to the UK. Our findings suggest that the networked lives of the participant beget fluid translanguaging practices that are constantly (re)negotiated depending to the ecology of interaction. Through entering and existing multiple time-space frames, Ekram found herself reunited with communicative repertoires she has not used for years. She also developed new relationships with other repertoires. This study concludes by emphasising the usefulness of chronotopic translanguaging as a conceptual tool that permits, and accounts for, the time-place influence on how mobile individuals deploy their communicative repertoires.

scholarly journals Niejednoznaczny wpływ Brexitu na życie młodych Polaków w Wielkiej Brytanii

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (4 (178)) ◽  
pp. 49-70
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Trąbka ◽  
Iga Wermińska-Wiśnicka
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Comparative Study ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Different Sources

Ambiguous impact of Brexit on young Poles living in the United Kingdom The paper aims to analyse the impact of Brexit on the social anchoring of young Poles in the United Kingdom in four spheres of their lives: decision and return plans; application for British citizenship; buying properties; well-being and life satisfaction. The article is based on research conducted within the project „CEEYouth: The comparative study of young migrants from Poland and Lithuania in the context of Brexit”. We also handle statistics data from the Office for National Statistics as well as qualitative data from three waves of Qualitative Longitudinal Research of 41 young (aged 19–34) Polish post-accession migrants in the UK. We find that it is hard to unambiguously assess the impact of Brexit on the mentioned spheres of young Poles’ lives. Firstly, it is caused by the fact that different sources of data show results which are contrasting and secondly, the reactions of people are dynamically changing within the lapse of time. Therefore, it could be surely said that Brexit has impacted the lives of young Polish migrants, but it has caused neither mass return, nor the general willingness to naturalise. Although the results of the Brexit referendum have caused disturbance amid many Poles, it has not impacted their life decisions or, according to statistics, their well-being.

scholarly journals Hughes et al. (2020) 'I feel cancer patients have been neglected'.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyndsay Hughes ◽  
Mira Zuchowski ◽  
Vanessa Boshell ◽  
Myra Hunter ◽  
Sam Norton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Perceived Vulnerability ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aimed to explore the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic including Government-enforced restrictions, on women diagnosed with oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer in the UK using a mixed-methods approach. MethodsDepression (PHQ-2), anxiety (GAD-7), optimism (LOT-R) and perceived risk of recurrence (IPQ-BCS) were measured pre-COVID-19 outbreak and perceived vulnerability, severity and impact of COVID-19 were measured during the UK lockdown period of 23rd March-13th May 2020. Free text responses provided qualitative data. Descriptive statistics regarding COVID-19-specific behaviours and correlations between pre-COVID-19 psychosocial factors and COVID-19 outcomes were conducted. Thematic analysis was conducted on qualitative responses. Quantitative and qualitative data are presented together.Results253 responses were received during the UK lockdown period. Twenty-six percent of the sample were shielding and 15% felt at higher risk of contracting COVID-19. Higher pre-COVID-19 depression and anxiety and lower optimism were associated with higher perceived vulnerability to and severity of COVID-19 and lower confidence in protecting oneself. There were positive and negative effects of lockdown on exercise and relationships and 42% reported negative impacts on anxiety. Participants reported fear of COVID-19, difficulties with adapting to isolation and using technology, and anxiety about the impact of delayed cancer treatment on their cancer recovery and recurrence. ConclusionsNegative effects of lockdown, particularly for delayed cancer treatment should be considered to manage ongoing anxiety. Screening of state depression and anxiety is suggested for intervention prioritisation, but more longitudinal research is needed to understand the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer survivors.

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