Category: Journal Articles

Published and forthcoming journal articles

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

Children living in a workless household

April 4, 2010

Ten year transitions in children’s experience of living in a workless household: variations by ethnic group uses the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Longitudinal Study to explore differences in risks of worklessness over time, among ethnic groups within a single cohort of children who are observed at two time points, 10 years apart. Download the article … More Children living in a workless household

Measuring ethnicity: challenges and opportunities for survey research

February 9, 2010

Measuring ethnicity: challenges and opportunities for survey research  explores the rationale for and limitations of measuring a complex and multi-dimensional concept like ethnicity with a simple, uni-dimensional question. The research proposes that operationalising ethnicity as multi-dimensional requires multiple questions to capture the complexity of the concept. Access the abstract and details of the article from the Ethnic and … More Measuring ethnicity: challenges and opportunities for survey research

Social participation, social isolation and ethnicity

October 19, 2009

Social participation, social isolation and ethnicity explores the extent to which social activity in England and Wales varies by ethnic group and whether risks of social isolation are higher for some groups than others. It aims to enhance our understanding of social deprivation as a particular dimension of poverty and its variation by ethnicity. It also … More Social participation, social isolation and ethnicity