Jamie Redman

Dr. Jamie Redman is a Researcher at the Sheffield Hallam University, affiliated with the College of Social Sciences and Arts and the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research. His current work includes a national evaluation of the Affordable Homes Programme commissioned by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, and a solutions-focused project on job quality improvement in South Yorkshire through the Yorkshire Policy Engagement Research Network (Y-PERN) and partnership with the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.

• Education: PhD in Social Policy (University of Sheffield, 2020), MSc, BA (Hons).

Redman’s research focuses on welfare reform, employment services, labour market dynamics, poverty, and unemployment. His recent publications explore topics such as benefit sanctions, workfare implementation, and child welfare impacts of austerity policies, often employing critical theoretical frameworks to analyze bureaucratic systems.

His 2025–2022 publications highlight a trajectory from critical welfare policy analysis to regional wellbeing frameworks, with recurring themes of social justice, inequality, and claimant agency. Key journals include Local Environment, Social Policy and Administration, and Critical Social Policy.

• Scientific Awards: ESRC Post-Doctoral Fellowship (University of Sheffield).

Redman collaborates with institutions like the University of Sheffield and SYMCA, securing grants for projects on housing, employment, and wellbeing. His thesis, From Welfare to Warfare: Class Struggle on the Margins (2020), provides foundational insights into punitive welfare systems.