Special Issue Editors Co-Editors: Chris Devany: Chris.Devany@shu.ac.uk Adam Formby: A.Formby@yorksj.ac.uk Jennifer Hoolachan: HoolachanJ@cardiff.ac.uk Aims and Scope The youth phase has been described as a “privileged vantage point from which to observe processes of social change and continuity”. Over the last ten years since the financial crisis many aspects of young people’s lives have been reshaped, including (but … Continue reading Call for Papers: Special Issue of People, Place and Policy on Contemporary Youth: Precarity, Resistance and (Re)imagined Futures
Greenspace Governance: Statutory Solutions from Scotland?
By Jill Dickinson and Dr James Marson. Greenspace is widely acknowledged for providing a range of environmental, social and economic benefits, whether such greenspace comprises traditional Victorian parks, overgrown waste grounds, pocket parks or roadside nature reserves. The benefits provided by any type of greenspace are well established, and have been most recently articulated by … Continue reading Greenspace Governance: Statutory Solutions from Scotland?
‘How far is too far’ The rights and wrongs of ‘using’ emotion in fundraising
By Jon Dean and Rachel Wood. How far should charities go in shocking the public in order to meet their fundraising targets? In 2014, a fundraising campaign for research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) caused a stir with the stark strapline 'I wish my son had cancer'. The campaign featured Alex Smith holding his young … Continue reading ‘How far is too far’ The rights and wrongs of ‘using’ emotion in fundraising
Autumn Winter 2018 Newsletter
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Gentrification and the Return of Class
A spectre is haunting Britain, not the spectre of communism, and yet the UK's most significant current challenges, from Brexit to austerity, from zero-hour contracts to changes in life expectancy, are all haunted by questions of social class and classes.
People, Place and Policy: Conference Report 2018
The fourth ‘People, Place and Policy Conference’ was held at Collegiate Crescent Campus on 27th June. This year’s interdisciplinary theme of ‘alternative urban futures for tackling social and spatial inequalities’ attracted attendees from across the social sciences. In an opening keynote, Guy Standing set the tone for the conference with a summary of his concept … Continue reading People, Place and Policy: Conference Report 2018
Come and study with us – Social Policy Doctoral Training Alliance Studentship now available
The Sheffield Institute for Policy Studies at Sheffield Hallam University intends to appoint a Social Policy Doctoral Training Alliance PhD Student on either a full-time or part-time studentship, ideally from October 2018
Public Spaces Protection Orders: a boost to council finances
PSPOs give local councils the powers to prohibit or require certain behaviours to take place within a defined geographical location. Under the Home Office remit of improving the quality of life for the 'law abiding majority', many councils have created PSPOs with multiple prohibitions ranging from littering, to aggressive begging, and foul and abusive language.
Public Spaces Protection Orders: a new, unregulated frontier in criminalisation
Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) hit the headlines in May 2018 when the Guardian reported that hundreds of homeless people in England and Wales are being fined and imprisoned. PSPOs give local councils the powers to prohibit or require certain behaviours to take place within a defined geographical location
The Second Annual Sheffield Institute of Policy Studies PhD Student Poster Event
Following the success of last year's Sheffield Institute for Policy Studies (SIPS) PhD Student Poster Event, this opportunity for doctoral students to showcase their research has not only become an annual fixture in the SIPS calendar, it has also been extended across the Faculty of Development and Society at Sheffield Hallam University.
