جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Public Administration
• Local Government
• Political Science
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Takaharu Kohara is a Professor at Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics, where he has served since 2010. His academic career spans multiple prestigious institutions including Seikei University, where he was Professor from 1998-2010, and visiting positions at the University of Edinburgh, University of Sheffield, and the Ministry of Home Affairs' Local Autonomy College. His extensive expertise in public administration and local government has made him a prominent voice in Japanese political science. Professor Kohara's educational background includes: M.A. in Political Science from Waseda University (1990) Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics (1982) His research focuses on public administration and local government systems, with particular expertise in municipal consolidation, devolution, and decentralization policies. Professor Kohara has critically examined Japan's "Great Heisei Consolidation" of municipalities, analyzing its effects on local communities and democratic processes. His work often compares Japanese local governance with international models, particularly those in the United Kingdom and Scotland, where he conducted research during his visiting scholar period at the University of Edinburgh. His recent publications reveal a growing interest in comparative governance, with numerous "News from Scotland" articles analyzing Brexit, Scottish independence movements, and electoral systems. His scholarship combines theoretical analysis with practical policy recommendations, addressing contemporary challenges in local governance ranging from pandemic response to fiscal management. A consistent theme throughout his work is the tension between central government control and local autonomy in Japan's political system. Professor Kohara has received recognition for his scholarly contributions, including: The 12th TIMR Fujita Award (Articles Division) in 1986 As an active academic and public intellectual, Professor Kohara advises numerous research projects on local governance and has served as a commentator on political issues in over 150 media appearances since 2002. His work bridges academic research and practical policy implementation, with involvement in multiple government-related research initiatives including projects funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. He has contributed to policy discussions on metropolitan governance, local autonomy ordinances, and intermunicipal cooperation. Professor Kohara maintains strong international connections, particularly with UK institutions, reflecting his comparative approach to studying local governance. His overseas research in Scotland during 2019-2020 focused on decentralization and independence movements, further enriching his comparative perspective on Japanese local government systems.

• Public Policy
• Community Engagement
• Social Exclusion
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Belinda Tyrrell is a Public Policy Researcher at the University of Liverpool's Heseltine Institute, specializing in relational public service approaches and trust-based community engagement. Her work targets systemic challenges including worklessness, poor health, and digital/social exclusions through co-production methodologies. Current roles include ESRC Creating Opportunities through Innovation Fellow (COLIF) and Co-Investigator on a British Academy project examining community-led climate action media. Her institutional network spans CITY REDI (University of Birmingham), Edge Hill University, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, and numerous community organizations including Liverpool Citizens (Citizens UK). Tyrrell's research centers on reducing inequalities through place-based policy development that prioritizes community voices. Key focus areas include community organizing for democratic renewal, digital inclusion ('social broadband'), climate action via local media, and health-promoting employment programs. She employs participatory methods like mini-publics and documentary filmmaking to bridge academic research with grassroots advocacy, emphasizing how trust-building transforms service delivery for marginalized populations. Recent publications (2023-2025) reveal a strategic shift toward climate communication through local television and social infrastructure development. Her work consistently connects digital inclusion with health equity and democratic participation, demonstrating how community-led media projects can drive policy change. Outputs span academic journals, policy reports, and accessible blogs targeting both scholarly and public audiences. Scientific recognition includes: ESRC Creating Opportunities through Innovation Fellowship (COLIF) Tyrrell secures competitive research funding through ESRC and British Academy grants, enabling sustained community-academic partnerships. Her collaborative model involves universities, housing associations, schools, NHS bodies, and faith groups in collective action initiatives. The COLIF fellowship specifically builds evidence-based advocacy capacity within Liverpool Citizens, creating pathways for community-driven policy influence. As a steering group member for North Birkenhead's Cradle to Career Programme and the LCRCA Digital Inclusion Task Force, she contributes to long-term systemic change initiatives. Her work with Liverpool Citizens strengthens cross-sector alliances where universities partner with community organizations to address entrenched inequalities through relationship-centered approaches rather than service delivery alone.

Michael Ortonمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Social Security Policy
• Welfare Benefits
• Poverty and Inequality
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Michael Orton serves as Senior Research Fellow and Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick's Institute for Employment Research (IER), where he has been based since 2002. His professional trajectory uniquely combines over 15 years of frontline experience in poverty-related roles—including Citizens Advice Bureau management, local government anti-poverty policy work, and ombudsman investigations in both UK and Australia—with rigorous academic scholarship. Orton's institutional affiliation remains firmly with Warwick's IER, a research center operating across traditional school boundaries within the Faculty of Social Sciences. Orton's research program innovates through dual pathways: first, developing participatory, consensus-driven social security reform via initiatives like the Commission on Social Security project that produced the influential blueprint 'The Plan'; second, advancing strategic communications frameworks to reshape public narratives about welfare systems. His work spans social security policy, poverty dynamics, active labour market interventions, and Sen's Capabilities Approach, consistently bridging theoretical rigor with actionable policy design. This interdisciplinary focus connects social policy, political economy, and communications scholarship. Analysis of Orton's 15 most recent publications reveals intensifying focus on pandemic-era welfare challenges, with 2020-2023 works emphasizing crisis-responsive policy design, participatory methodology adaptation, and narrative interventions to counter welfare stigma. His research consistently employs co-creation frameworks involving 'experts by experience', moving beyond traditional academic analysis to generate implementable policy architectures. The recurring integration of capabilities theory provides an ethical foundation assessing policies by their impact on human freedom rather than purely economic metrics. Orton maintains robust research funding streams, currently leading the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's 2024 project on pro-social security communications infrastructure. His grant portfolio demonstrates exceptional consistency, spanning EU Framework programmes, UK Research Councils, major foundations (Joseph Rowntree, Trust for London), and government departments. While specific student supervision details aren't publicized, his project leadership—particularly the multi-year Commission on Social Security involving early-career researchers—suggests active mentorship within collaborative research environments. His policy impact extends beyond academia through parliamentary testimony, media engagement, and direct adoption of research outputs by third-sector advocacy groups.

• Public Policy
• Governance
• Devolution
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Sarah Ayres is Professor of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Bristol's School for Policy Studies, where she also serves as a Research Committee ex officio member. She holds a B.Sc. and Ph.D. from Aston University. Her research sits at the intersection of political science and regional studies, focusing on how diverse actors collaboratively solve place-based governance challenges. Her scholarship centers on two interconnected strands: territorial governance (devolution, decentralization, and inter-governmental relations) and collaborative systems (partnership working, network management, and multi-actor problem-solving). Primary research domains include: Public policy design and implementation Multi-level governance dynamics Place-based policy innovation Transdisciplinary approaches to societal challenges Health policy integration Professor Ayres maintains an active research profile analyzing UK and international governance models, with emphasis on the role of local actors in shaping policy outcomes.

Thomas Ahrensمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Management Control Systems
• Practice Theory
• Accountability
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Thomas Ahrens is a Professor in the Department of Accounting at United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain. With 62 publications and over 5,400 citations, his work bridges management accounting theory with practical applications in both private and public sector organizations. His research has established him as a leading scholar in management control systems and practice theory approaches to accounting. Dr. Ahrens' research interests center on the roles of management control systems (MCS) in managerial practices. After initial work on the links between MCS, culture, and accountability, he has focused on how MCS are embedded in everyday organizational interactions, heavily influenced by Schatzki's practice theory. This work has produced significant concepts including enabling MCS, situated functionality of MCS, and management control anchor practices. His second major research stream applies MCS theory to public sector contexts, particularly examining budgeting, accountability, and the hybridization of financial and service expertise in local government. He has also made important contributions to research methodology for qualitative field research in organizations. Analysis of his recent publications (2020-2025) reveals several key trends: a deepening focus on public sector accounting challenges during crises (particularly the COVID-19 pandemic), increasing attention to social equity budgeting and fairness practices, growing interest in sustainability accounting and waste management, and sophisticated applications of Foucault's governmentality theory to understand accounting's role in governance. His work increasingly examines how accounting practices can simultaneously serve multiple institutional logics and value systems in complex organizational environments. Dr. Ahrens frequently collaborates with Laurence Ferry and other researchers in public sector accounting, demonstrating a strong commitment to collaborative scholarship. His work in the Jan Pfister's Lab at UAE University shows particular interest in how qualitative research methods can better capture the richness of organizational contexts. His contributions to special issues and workshops indicate active engagement in developing the methodological foundations of accounting research.

• Trade Policy
• UK-EU Relations
• Devolution
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Lisa Claire Whitten is a Research Fellow at Queen's University Belfast and a researcher at the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP). Her work focuses on the intersection between UK trade policy and devolved governance across Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with particular expertise on Northern Ireland's unique position following Brexit and the implementation of the Windsor Framework. Whitten's research interests center on trade policy inclusivity from a devolved perspective, examining how contemporary trade agreements intersect with devolved competences in areas such as agriculture, public health, and environmental protection. Her work demonstrates that 91% of UK trade agreements since Brexit intersect with devolved matters to some degree, though the nature and extent of these intersections vary significantly. She investigates the legislative inclusivity of trade agreements and advocates for better integration of devolved administrations in UK trade policy processes to enhance democratic accountability. Her recent publications reveal a consistent focus on the relationship between UK trade policy and devolution, with particular attention to the implications of the UK Internal Market Act, regulatory divergence, and intergovernmental relations. Whitten's research shows that while only limited legal adjustments have been necessary across devolved nations to implement trade agreements, the regulatory impact on devolution remains significant through mechanisms that circumvent devolved actors. Whitten has contributed evidence to the House of Lords International Agreements Committee and conducted policy-relevant research for multiple governmental bodies including the Scottish Parliament, the NI Department for the Economy, and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. Her work bridges academic research and practical policy development in the complex post-Brexit landscape. With prior experience working for an MP in Westminster and in the Office of the Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels, Whitten brings valuable practical insights to her academic research. Her publications consistently address the challenges of developing coherent UK trade policy that respects devolved competences while maintaining the integrity of the UK internal market. As a researcher at the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy, Whitten collaborates with colleagues across UK institutions to produce evidence-based analysis of trade policy from a 'four nations' perspective, challenging the prevailing Westminster-centric framing of UK trade policy debates.

• British Politics
• European Union Regional Policy
• Devolution in the United Kingdom
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Bartłomiej Toszek serves as Professor at the Institute of Political and Security Sciences, University of Szczecin, following his tenure as Assistant Professor (2006-2019) and subsequent promotion to Professor at the University of Silesia. He currently coordinates the Regional Centre for the Evaluation of EU Policy Implementation under the EU Committee of the Regions Network since 2019 and maintains active memberships in the Polish Political Science Society (Szczecin branch) and the Business Chapter at the West Pomeranian University of Technology's Faculty of Economics. His research program centers on British political systems, European regional emancipation, and integration dynamics, with specialized focus on Welsh devolution, UK-EU relations, and regional policy frameworks across the European Union, Great Britain, and Poland. Methodologically diverse, his work examines political emancipation of European regions and integration processes involving dependent territories globally, combining historical analysis with contemporary policy evaluation. Analysis of his 2009-2019 publications reveals a cohesive scholarly trajectory emphasizing British political evolution within European contexts. His works demonstrate consistent engagement with devolutionary reforms, UK integration history, and regional historical studies, particularly highlighting Wales' political development and Western Pomerania's socio-political landscape. Professor Toszek leads the Regional Centre for the Evaluation of EU Policy Implementation, facilitating collaboration between regional authorities and EU institutions to assess policy effectiveness. This role bridges his academic expertise in regional policy with practical governance applications, enhancing evidence-based regional development strategies across European networks.