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Louise Doherty holds the position of Programme Convenor and Lecturer in the Community Studies Department at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has over ten years of teaching experience at the institution and an extensive 20-year background as a youth work practitioner, artist educator, and project manager. Her work focuses on bridging the gap between youth work’s intrinsic values and external evaluation frameworks, advocating for anti-oppressive and participatory methodologies.
- MA in Applied Anthropology, Community and Youth Work
- PG Cert Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
- JNC Professional Youth Work Qualification
- BA (Hons) Fine Art and Design
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Her research interests center on evaluating youth work practices, commensality (food-sharing rituals in youth work), and social justice issues affecting community labor. She emphasizes the spatial dimensions of youth work as 'third places' fostering belonging and critical democracy for young people in oppressive contexts.
Recent articles highlight tensions between youth work’s transformative nature and neoliberal evaluation systems. They explore themes like the role of physical spaces in youth work’s efficacy and the symbolic value of food-sharing beyond mere sustenance.
- Recipient of FHEA
Louise advises MA dissertations and oversees the MA Applied Anthropology, Community and Youth Work/Community Development/Community Arts programmes. She was a visiting researcher at King’s College London through the 'Rethinking Impact, Evaluation and Accountability in Youth Work' project (2018–2022). Collaborates with institutions like the Centre for Public Policy Research to produce impactful resources for youth workers and policymakers.
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