Author: lucindaplatt

Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at London School of Economics and Political Science

How do children of mixed partnerships fare in the UK?

January 1, 2012

How do children of mixed partnerships fare in the UK? Understanding the implications for children of parental ethnic homogamy and heterogamy evaluates the extent to which mixed parentage families are associated with circumstances (both economic and in terms of family structure) that tend to be positive or negative for children’s future life chances and how these … More How do children of mixed partnerships fare in the UK?

Understanding the religious behaviour of Muslims in Europe

December 20, 2011

Understanding the religious behaviour of Muslims in Europe: a comparative study of the Netherlands and Britain draws on theories of secularisation, assimilation, revitalisation and integration to explore the correlates of attendance at religious meetings for Muslims of different backgrounds in the Netherlands and the UK. Access the abstract and details of the article from the Sociology … More Understanding the religious behaviour of Muslims in Europe

Understanding Inequalities: Stratification and Difference

November 1, 2011

This book brings together the latest empirical evidence with a discussion of sociological debates surrounding inequality. As well as treating the core sociological topics of class, ethnicity and gender, it examines how inequalities are experienced across a wide variety of settings – education, health, geography and housing, income and wealth – and how they cumulate … More Understanding Inequalities: Stratification and Difference

Stability and change in ethnic group in England and Wales

October 4, 2010

Stability and change in ethnic group in England and Wales looks at how the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Longitudinal Study (LS) as a resource for allows us to challenge notions of ethnic group stability. This paper has practical implications for the ways we measure and conceive of Britain’s minority ethnic groups. The article uses two examples to explore the change … More Stability and change in ethnic group in England and Wales

Judicial Review litigation as an incentive to change

July 2, 2010

Judicial Review litigation as an incentive to change in local authority public services in England and Wales considers the findings of the first comprehensive quantitative study of the relationships between levels of judicial review litigation and the quality of local government services. The article also considers the way local government officials perceive judicial review and argues … More Judicial Review litigation as an incentive to change