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Phone no. 01772 827987
Page Last Updated February 17th 2004
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From April 1st 2004 I am employed by UEL for 3 days each week on a JRF funded research project on
Religious Diversity, Community Cohesion and the 2001 Census
The project aims to analyse 2001 Census data for two sub regions, (Lancashire and East London) in order to establish the relationship between religious affiliation (and ethnicity) and key indicators of urban deprivation. We will map patterns of residential segregation at different geographical levels working upwards from census output areas. Alongside this, secondary analysis of national and local survey data sets will allow us to investigate issues around social capital and community cohesion in more detail. By bringing together Census and survey data and concentrating on two localities well known to the research team we hope to provide some important new insights about the role of faith communities in building various forms of social capital and helping or hindering local community cohesion.
Other members of the team are Prof. Allan Brimicombe of the Centre for Geo-Information Studies at the University of East London, and Dr. David Voas, a specialist in religion, at the Centre for Census and Survey Research in the University of Manchester and Dr Nabil Khattab lecturer in sociology at the University of Bristol.
For more information click here or visit JRF web site
My Most Recent Project:
CHILDREN'S PERSPECTIVES ON BELONGING TO FAITH COMMUNITIES
This research which was funded by JRF for 18 months from October 2002 looks at children's perspectives on their experience of being part of a local faith community and the way this relates to the shaping of their personal identities and social and friendship networks inside and outside of school. It takes place in the context of current debates about social cohesion and the growing role of faith based organisations in public policy including the issue of faith based schools. It addresses some key questions around religious, ethnic and other social identities, social capital and social cohesion from the viewpoint of children. The project finishes in March 2004 and it is hoped a report will be published shortly thereafter.. Work in progress power point presentation Click Here
At the end of September 2002 I finished working on a JRF funded research project on
Engaging Faith Communities in Urban Regeneration
set up in collaboration with Coventry University and Sheffield Hallam University.
I am responsible for a number of other web sites and pages
- Credo Consultancy Business Web Site Helping churches and community groups with research, information and planning.
- Maister-Smith Family Web site with lots of stuff about steam trains, castles, family history etc.
- Aston Charities Research Archive Web Site This documents much of my research and community work in Newham over the last twenty years.
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